Verbatim report of proceedings

Thursday, 28 November 2019 - Strasbourg

Election of the Commission

  Daniel Hannan (ECR). – Madam President, I abstained on this motion on grounds that very soon this will be none of Britain’s business. If it were still the case that we were staying in the European Union, I’d have had a lot to say about the individual merits and demerits of some of these candidates, and I’d certainly have had a lot to say about the appointments process, the concentration of executive and legislative power in the hands of 28 officials who are immune to the ballot box and invulnerable to public opinion. But happily, this is going to cease to be our problem, so I instead wish you every success and look forward, instead of being a difficult Member, to being good neighbours. ¡Suerte! Viel Glück! Bon courage!