Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the portfolios of her new Commission this morning in Strasbourg.
Tensions between Breton and von der Leyen have bubbled over previously.
A leaked document suggest former Fianna Fáil minister Michael McGrath is expected to be named as the EU’s Innovation Commissioner.
August 30th deadline
That the Irish Government would prioritise gender equality right up until the moment it risked denying a white middle aged Fianna Fáil man a big job is undeniably funny.
Feminists might think they’ve cracked the establishment in Ireland, but you can read all the Germaine Greer you want, ladies – you’re still never getting between a Fianna Fáiler and a cosy backroom deal to hand out the big jobs.
The irony here is that almost anything you do to make her position more democratically accountable would also strengthen her power to set the agenda in Europe.
Von Der Leyen has done an “exceptional” job as EU chief – Donohoe
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“These risks are serious.”
We must be purer than pure, when surrounded by such moral degeneracy. John Charles McQuaid and Eamon Ryan have this much in common: They both desired, or desire, Ireland to be a beacon of virtue to a fallen globe.
Undemocratic governance has become integral to the way Brussels does business