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Officieel is de functie bedoeld om \u201cde academische onderzoeksinteresse in het werk van Europarlementari\u00ebrs te stimuleren\u201d, maar critici bestempelen deze nu al als een klassiek geval van vriendjespolitiek in de schaduw van de crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Jungbluth, lid van het Europees Parlement voor de ESN-fractie, verklaarde:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDit is ronduit een schandaal. De heer Weber lijkt openbaar bestuur duidelijk te beschouwen als een zelfbedieningsbalie voor zijn vrienden. En, heel toevallig, niet in Brussel zoals gewoonlijk het geval is, maar in Straatsburg \u2013 dat veel dichter bij T\u00fcbingen ligt, waar de heer Zolleis hoogleraar is. 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