tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post2574095175837566250..comments2024-01-16T08:40:53.682+00:00Comments on <a href="http://www.openeurope.org.uk">Open Europe</a>: Hill likely to be approved but Bratusek down as Juncker Commission edges closerOEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556463374230498875noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-69733663186224297302014-10-08T20:57:08.958+01:002014-10-08T20:57:08.958+01:00"...We think it is unfair just to reject him ..."...We think it is unfair just to reject him because of his passport.”<br /><br />That is a truly astonishing statement. What is says, in effect, is that anti-UK prejudice is standard procedure at the EU Parliament, but that it can be suspended on a case by case basis for outstanding candidates.<br /><br />I don't know whether to be more struck that such prejudice goes unremarked, or that an MEP like Goulard seems to be completely unconscious, or maybe just uncaring, of the effect such a statement has on public opinion in the UK.jon liveseynoreply@blogger.com