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Before the EU Commission President announced her intention to run for a second term, she announced a set of ethics rules on how candidates would need to conduct themselves during a campaign. The rules forbid candidates from using their Commission staff, travel budget or other material resources from the EU executive for campaign purposes. They’re also required to create separate social media accounts for the campaign and differentiate between statements engaging in their Commission role and those that are part of their campaign. Such stringent campaign rules makes any blurring of the lines har…

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