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ANDRIS PIEBALGS
Development
Nationality: Latvian
Political Affiliation: EPP
Previous job: European commissioner for energy
Age: 52
Most fulsome flattery masquerading as a question
Louis Michel, the former European commissioner for development turned Liberal MEP: “It has been my personal privilege to know you. You have expressed very clear principles and healthy priorities, which clearly show the very special nature of development.”
Number of references Piebalgs made to Louis Michel
Four.
Most inane question
Bill Newton Dunn, a British Liberal MEP, asked Piebalgs whether he planned to use Twitter.
Piebalgs: “To be honest I am not friendly with this means.”
Most diplomatic use of 'we' meaning 'they':
Piebalgs on common development aid and policy: “When you discuss with member states, they say ‘Yes'...but when it comes to implementation we are sometimes getting too selfish.”
Most frequently given re-assurance
“There will be no real battles on development policy against foreign policy goals, I can confirm that.”
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