Two EU presidents proposal rejected
It received limited support from Britain and Spain, while Italy has still to make its position clear. However, there was support for having the European Parliament elect the president of the Commission. At present the decision on who gets this job is taken by the leaders of the member states.
The smaller and medium sized countries are uniting to ensure the strength of a united France and Germany does not produce an EU that would tilt the balance of power towards the larger countries.
