Well, no. Not really. He had to step down as prime minister of his own country having presided over a bugging and corruption scandal. And yet he was considered OK to be president of the commission ?
As he's also an arch federalist, his appointment at a time when there was growing reticence over that aspect of the European project was like a red rag to a bull for those who wanted to see a looser Europe .
Even though I am a Europhile this stuff drives me nuts.
