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EUROPEAN COMMISSION Parliamentary hearings

Tajani opts for flattery

By Peter O'Donnell  -  19.01.2010 / 11:28 CET
Italian commissioner may have overrun his allotted time, but he offered little of substance in his parliamentary hearing.

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Fact file

ANTONIO TAJANI

Industry and entrepreneurship

Nationality: Italian

Political Affiliation: EPP

Previous job: European commissioner for trabsport

Age: 56

Most banal observation
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Most amusing feature
The ceaseless exchange of secret giggles between Herbert Reul and Patrizia Toia, sitting just behind and above Tajani.

Most enigmatic commitment
“I choose the commitments I can make.”

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