EU Commission demonstrates affinity with holidaymakers

ANYBODY watching the mayhem that was the European Parliament in Strasbourg yesterday could be forgiven for believing the whole EU project is surreal and has little connection to the normal world.

But as the 300-plus new MEPs found their way around the labyrinthine building they will spend three days a month in during the Parliament year, the European Commission was getting down to brass tacks.

For instance, Irish Commissioner David Byrne, who has responsibility for consumers for another three months, issued a list of ten basic principles for the holiday-maker.