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Hans Gert Pöttering

Hans Gert Pöttering: Borrell passes the presidential baton on

In front | PORTRAIT
Pöttering with the Austrian chancellor in Lech, Austria (Photo: ©Hans-Gert Pöttering, MdEP)

A veteran Christian Democrat from Germany. Just who is the new president of the European Parliament, who comes in hot on the heels of Josep Borell?

by Marco Agosta // 16/01/07

INTERVIEW

European Ombudsman: 'Without ensuring political alliances, one cannot be elected'

Nikiforos Diamandouros has been Ombudsman since 2003. As Pöttering becomes president of the European parliament on January 16, the Greek mediator explains how it all works behind the scenes

by Angeliki Lazou // 16/01/07

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