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Kallas (r) is tipped to become the next Estonian Prime Minister (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

Estonian commissioner criticised for political campaign

A group of MEPs has written a letter to European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso asking for the resignation of the Estonian commissioner, Siim Kallas, who is leading political negotiations for the Prime Minister post back home.

According to the EU Treaty, "members of the commission shall neither seek nor take instructions from any government or other institution, body, office or entit...

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