Cox may aim higher after quitting Europe

The European Parliament’s outspoken Irish president, Pat Cox, called it quits today, saying he would retire from the assembly after 15 years while leaving the door open for a return to European politics.

Cox may aim higher after quitting Europe

The European Parliament’s outspoken Irish president, Pat Cox, called it quits today, saying he would retire from the assembly after 15 years while leaving the door open for a return to European politics.

He told parliament, meeting in Strasbourg, that he informed his Munster constituency that he would not be seeking another term in the June elections.

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