On Wednesday (26 June), Manfred Weber argued that the EU is perceived as a "black box" that people have no control over.
"That's why my main goal is to bridge the gap between 'Brussels' and the citizens," said Weber, in a tweet.
Yet four months ago, the European People's Party (EPP) group, the biggest in the parliament and under Weber's leadership, force...
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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.