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Weber challenges Rutte to decide whether he will run for top EU job

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epa07288956 Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament Manfred Weber listens to a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, 16 January 2019, in the debate on the UK's withdrawal from the EU. Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May was defeated in The Meaningful Vote on Brexit EU Withdrawal Agreement on 15 January. EPA-EFE/PATRICK SEEGER

Manfred Weber, leader of the European People’s Party group in the European Parliament and front-runner to become the next European Commission president, has challenged Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to clarify whether he intends to run for a top EU job in 2019.

Speaking on Dutch podcast Betrouwbare Bronnen, Weber said that if “Mark Rutte wants to run, he should say it.”

via Politico

 

 

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