EU chief still backs embattled appointee
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The new European Commission president said Thursday he will not back down on his selection of Rocco Buttiglione as justice commissioner, despite controversy over Buttiglione&#39;s anti-gay comments, the Telegraph newspaper reports.
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David Blunkett is set to back plans to work closely with other European Union states on asylum and immigration.
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THE European Commission yesterday insisted its antitrust case against Microsoft remained strong, despite the withdrawal of two key supporters, on the eve of a crucial meeting with the judge
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Jacques Barrot, Europe&#39;s new transport chief, last night clung to office despite a continuing row over his failure to disclose his amnestied conviction in connection with a French political party funding scandal.
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Despite tensions in Britain over last weekend&#39;s failed bomb plots, the European Union seems in no hurry to appoint a new &quot;anti-terror&quot; chief and even appears to doubt whether one is needed.
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U.S. trade officials said on Tuesday that former European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy would be a "strong candidate" to lead the World Trade Organization, but stopped short of formally endorsing him.
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Rocco Buttiglione has been rejected for the EUâs justice job by MEPs as a row over the line-up of JosÃ© Manuel Barrosoâs European Commission hots up.
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The incoming European Commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso, is in a race against time to revamp his team of Commissioners, amid warnings that his own job could be on the line if he fails to pull off a swift deal.
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Italy's support for a conservative with outspoken views on gays and women as Europe's justice chief looked increasingly untenable as incoming EU Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso indicated he would bow ...
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Prime Minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown could still hold a referendum on the EU treaty, the UK's Europe minister says.
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U.S. trade officials said on Tuesday  that former European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy would  be a "strong candidate" to lead the World Trade Organization,  but stopped short of formally endorsing him.
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Italy has kept the European Union waiting for a new executive Commission while Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi took his time naming a replacement for the controversial Rocco Buttiglione.
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The EU Commission chief backs his team after an Italian was controversially rejected by a panel of MEPs.
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Europeâs outgoing Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs tonight backed anti-gay Italian Rocco Buttiglione to take over the job as planned and not step down because of his personal views.
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Competition boss who filed charges rejected a settlement offer so EU could maintain oversight.
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The European Union (EU) is to back former EU trade commissioner Pascal Lamy to become the next head of the World Trade Organisation, EU officials said.
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Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, yesterday backed France&#39;s European Commissioner, Jacques Barrot, and said he had no regrets over his handling of a dramatic showdown with MEPs last month.