Schäuble Wants EU Commission Oversight Role Reduced

 

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble wants the European Commission stripped of some of its key oversight roles – a move he says will safeguard the political independence of EU monitoring bodies.

According to a July 30 article published by German newspaper Frankfurt Algemeiner Zeitung, Schäuble is concerned the increasingly political activities of Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker conflict with the institution’s original remit to oversee treaties and the single market. 

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Source: Euronews