Can European Union Commissioners be members of political parties?
Can European Union Commissioners be members of political parties, or must they resile their memberships of such groups?
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Can European Union Commissioners be members of political parties, or must they resile their memberships of such groups?
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Can European Union Commissioners be members of political parties, or must they resile their memberships of such groups?
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Can European Union Commissioners be members of political parties, or must they resile their memberships of such groups?
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Even though they are not supposed to represent their country, EU Commissioners are politicians appointed by their respective national government and usually (nearly always) members of a political party.
answered 11 hours ago
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You might give some examples.
– mikado
10 hours ago
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What would be the point? You can literally pick any of them (only counter-examples I found in the current commission are Julian King and Maroš Šefčovič). I think the other answer is somewhat misleading by implying it's merely possible and failing to mention it's usually (nearly always) the case and highlighting an example.
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Yes, they can. Just by picking a random name from this list, we found the following:
Günther Hermann Oettinger (born 15 October 1953) is a German
politician and a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
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Even though they are not supposed to represent their country, EU Commissioners are politicians appointed by their respective national government and usually (nearly always) members of a political party.
answered 11 hours ago
RelaxedRelaxed
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You might give some examples.
– mikado
10 hours ago
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What would be the point? You can literally pick any of them (only counter-examples I found in the current commission are Julian King and Maroš Šefčovič). I think the other answer is somewhat misleading by implying it's merely possible and failing to mention it's usually (nearly always) the case and highlighting an example.
– Relaxed
9 hours ago
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Even though they are not supposed to represent their country, EU Commissioners are politicians appointed by their respective national government and usually (nearly always) members of a political party.
answered 11 hours ago
RelaxedRelaxed
17.2k3760
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You might give some examples.
– mikado
10 hours ago
1
What would be the point? You can literally pick any of them (only counter-examples I found in the current commission are Julian King and Maroš Šefčovič). I think the other answer is somewhat misleading by implying it's merely possible and failing to mention it's usually (nearly always) the case and highlighting an example.
– Relaxed
9 hours ago
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Even though they are not supposed to represent their country, EU Commissioners are politicians appointed by their respective national government and usually (nearly always) members of a political party.
answered 11 hours ago
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Even though they are not supposed to represent their country, EU Commissioners are politicians appointed by their respective national government and usually (nearly always) members of a political party.
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You might give some examples.
– mikado
10 hours ago
1
What would be the point? You can literally pick any of them (only counter-examples I found in the current commission are Julian King and Maroš Šefčovič). I think the other answer is somewhat misleading by implying it's merely possible and failing to mention it's usually (nearly always) the case and highlighting an example.
– Relaxed
9 hours ago
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You might give some examples.
– mikado
10 hours ago
1
What would be the point? You can literally pick any of them (only counter-examples I found in the current commission are Julian King and Maroš Šefčovič). I think the other answer is somewhat misleading by implying it's merely possible and failing to mention it's usually (nearly always) the case and highlighting an example.
– Relaxed
9 hours ago
1
1
You might give some examples.
– mikado
10 hours ago
You might give some examples.
– mikado
10 hours ago
1
1
What would be the point? You can literally pick any of them (only counter-examples I found in the current commission are Julian King and Maroš Šefčovič). I think the other answer is somewhat misleading by implying it's merely possible and failing to mention it's usually (nearly always) the case and highlighting an example.
– Relaxed
9 hours ago
What would be the point? You can literally pick any of them (only counter-examples I found in the current commission are Julian King and Maroš Šefčovič). I think the other answer is somewhat misleading by implying it's merely possible and failing to mention it's usually (nearly always) the case and highlighting an example.
– Relaxed
9 hours ago
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Yes, they can. Just by picking a random name from this list, we found the following:
Günther Hermann Oettinger (born 15 October 1953) is a German
politician and a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
answered 10 hours ago
AlexeiAlexei
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Yes, they can. Just by picking a random name from this list, we found the following:
Günther Hermann Oettinger (born 15 October 1953) is a German
politician and a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
answered 10 hours ago
AlexeiAlexei
16.3k2092170
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Yes, they can. Just by picking a random name from this list, we found the following:
Günther Hermann Oettinger (born 15 October 1953) is a German
politician and a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
answered 10 hours ago
AlexeiAlexei
16.3k2092170
Yes, they can. Just by picking a random name from this list, we found the following:
Günther Hermann Oettinger (born 15 October 1953) is a German
politician and a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
answered 10 hours ago
AlexeiAlexei
16.3k2092170
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