State of the Union: A question of transparency

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In this edition of State of the Union: Manfred Weber, a member of Angela Merkel’s family, throws his hat into the ring to become the next EU Commission President, but while promising transparency, he tries to avoid media questions. Talking of transparency, big questions continue to plague the appointment of the so-called ‘monster of the Berlaymont’ Martin Selmayr to Secretary-General of the EU Commission; and Russian President Vladimir Putin gets his own reality TV show!