Barroso proposal to defuse EU Commissioner row rejected
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The Socialist Group in the European Parliament (EP) on Thursday rejected a proposal by incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso designed to defuse a row over
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The president-elect of the European Commission has withdrawn his proposed EU executive team to avoid an unprecedented European Parliament defeat
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A committee votes against Italian Rocco Buttiglione as the EU's next justice commissioner, officials say.
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Facing a defeat by EU lawmakers Wednesday, European Commission President-designate Jose-Manuel Barroso delayed a vote on his incoming executive team.
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European Commission President- designate Jose Barroso failed to win parliamentary backing for his commission, casting European Union decision-making adrift as the bloc struggles to spur the economy and improve ties with the US.
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Brussels - EU commissioner-designate Rocco Buttiglione sought on Thursday to defuse a row over controversial comments he made about homosexuals and women, offering to give up some powers in return for keeping the job.
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EU nations rejected a &quot;vague&quot; Turkish offer to ease a trade dispute with Cyprus and thereby stop the European Union discussing a partial freeze of Turkey's membership talks, officials said.
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Incoming European Commission chief Jose Barroso rejected Tuesday calls to reshuffle his new team, as demanded by EU lawmakers threatening to veto the EU executive in a crunch vote.
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European Commission president-designate Jose Manuel Barroso suffered another blow after the European Parliament found a second member of his team to be unsuitable for the job.
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The decision by the European Parliament&#39;s Civil Liberties Committee to reject the nomination of Rocco Buttiglione as European Commissioner for Justice and Security over his comments on homosexuality and marriage is very unfortunate.
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[JURIST] BBC News is reporting that incoming EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has withdrawn his proposed slate of Commissioners from consideration by the European Parliament after a dispute over the inclusion of controversial Justice portfolio
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The incoming president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, is to meet party leaders in the European Parliament. This morning&#39;s meeting is a bid to avert a crisis over the nomination of Italian Rocco Buttiglione as Justice Commissioner.
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The European Commission puts forward a plan to stop governments from blocking cross-border bank takeovers.
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The European Parliament is to vote on whether to approve the new executive commission team on Thursday. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Wednesday urged parliament to back his revised choice.
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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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The EU commissioner in charge of telecommunications mooted the idea of setting up a European regulator to enforce tougher competition in the sector.
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By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard in Brussels and Bruce Johnston in Rome. The European Union&#39;s incoming justice commissioner accused MEPs yesterday of anti-Catholic &quot;fundamentalism&quot; after they voted him unfit to take