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‘Found: EU commissioner (a woman!)’

Published on 17 July 2014 at 11:02

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“It is actually weird we have to discuss it again”, writes nrc.next, but it appears governments still have problems finding women to fill the job of EU commissioner.
However, the newspaper asked around in the “old girls network” and found several suitable female candidates. EU commissioner Neelie Kroes will be pleased, believes NRC: she tweeted last week “@JunckerEU needs #TenOrMore women”.

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