European Parliament under fire for equating Vaclav Havel with Franco ally

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European Parliament under fire for equating Vaclav Havel with Franco ally

Supporter of Nick Clegg condemns as ‘cheap trick’ decision to hold joint minute’s silence for Václav Havel and Franco ministerThe ghosts of Europe’s troubled past hover over the institutions of the European Union but seldom come to life. That changed briefly on Monday when a minute’s silence was held for Manuel Fraga Iribarne, the last surviving minister in the government of General Francisco Franco, Spain’s Falangist dictator.