Tajani lined up for EU transport job despite elusive track record

Italian MP has few obvious qualifications for commissioner role

Justin Stares - Monday 12 May 2008

ITALIAN Euro MP Antonio Tajani has been nominated as the new European Union transport commissioner.

Mr Tajani, 55, who heads the EU wing of the Forza Italia political party of Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi, is set to replace Franco Frattini, who has resigned from the European Commission to become Italy’s foreign minister.

He will be gi...

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