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yes, but the article is written by an activist with obvious bias. Not a bad thing, but TFA isn't authoritative.

• toyg 14y ago
  Regardless of bias, it is a fact that the Parliament, being a relatively new institution with very vague and weak powers (compared to the Commission and the Council), is eager to pick as many constitutional fights as it can win. In this sense, the Commissioner's remarks were like a red drape waved in front of a sleepy bull, and were probably the main cause for such an overwhelming rejection. Never tell politicians that they don't matter; it's the best way to motivate them to prove you wrong.