The “Spitzenkandidat” Process
For the upcoming European elections, most European parties for the first time have nominated candidates for President of the EU Commission. In the Brussels jargon, this issue is called the „Spitzenkandidat process“. We have asked a number of experts five questions.
A view from Slovenia: Matej Avbelj on the "Spitzenkandidat" process and its possible implications for the legitimacy of the EU commission.
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Five very brief answers by Pasquale Pasquino, political scientist from New York, to our five questions on the "Spitzenkandidat" process.
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For the upcoming European elections, most European parties have nominated candidates for President of the EU Commission. In the Brussels jargon, this issue is called the „Spitzenkandidat process“. How German is this idea? Can it bestow more democratic legitimacy on the European law-making process? How will it affect the power balance in the EU with respect to the member states? We have asked these and other questions to a number of experts. The first to answer was Marco Dani from University of Trento.
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