European Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen complained that the prospects of British candidates getting into European Parliament just months ahead of Brexit creates a “messy” situation. He said “the UK has been given a deadline (to leave the EU) which is later in the autumn but the Commission president might be elected before that … It looks very messy at the moment.”
He added: “We have to make sure all MEPs have the same rights and responsibilities because we cannot be in a situation where some MEPs have a partial mandate … But a temporary majority may cause lots of questions and troubles.”
