Marco Pannella proposes "Bonino list"

16/04/1999 (Agence Europe)

Radical leader Marco Pannella (whose list has two elected MEPs, Dell'Alba and Dupuis) has proposed to present a "Bonino list" at the European elections with, at the head of the list, European Commissioner Emma Bonino. The latter said she will not take part in the electoral campaign as, since the Kosovo crisis, her commitment "for the Europe that we hope to achieve, for the United States of Europe" will keep her in Brussels, as "one must ensure that each and every one of us plays his/her role in order to prevent the current tragedy becoming a defeat for us all". However, she added, "If my face () helps to communicate fifty years of federalism better, then I am willing".