German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer is aiming to be the next President of the European Commission in 2004, reports Die Welt am Sonntag.
The Green leader’s EU ambitions, which are reported to have the support of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, were leaked following a highly confidential meeting convened by party chairman, Reinhard Bütikofer, on 1 November.
The chairman announced to the party’s senior members that Mr Fischer would not be standing as the Green’s leading candidate i...
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