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ALGIRDAS ŠEMETA
Taxation and customs union, audit and anti-fraud
Nationality: Lituanian
Political Affiliation: EPP
Previous job: European commissioner for financial programming and budget
Age: 47
Strongest MEP statement
“The commissioner-designate has an awful lot of homework to do. What he has said today has not made a lot of sense.”
Astrid Lulling, European People's Party MEP from Luxembourg.
Algirdas Šemeta, in his own words
“I am a results-oriented person.”
Principal clash with MEPs
Independence for OLAF.
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