25 Jul

21 European Parliament posts for V4 countries, half for Poles

No representatives of the Visegrad Group were assigned for the EU top jobs for the next term. The situation looks a bit better with regards to the European Parliament posts.

Written by Krzysztof Ryncarz | Euractiv.pl

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