Barroso stands by anti-gay aide
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JosÃ© Manuel Barroso, the new European commission president, yesterday risked provoking an institutional crisis in the EU by defying MEPs&#39; calls to dump Rocco Buttiglione, an outspoken opponent of gay and women&#39;s rights, as justice and civil liberties
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JosÃ© Manuel Barroso is ready to sign-up to a new agreement expected to boost European Parliament power to hold the EU executive to account.
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Italy's anti-gay nominee for EU justice commissioner, Rocco Buttiglione, hints he might quit the post.
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For a man belittled months ago as an obscure weakling, Jose Manuel Barroso is stirring up a lot of trouble. By stubbornly defending the
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Incoming European Commission President JosÃ© Manuel DurÃ£o Barroso faces an uproar in the European Parliament that could cost him his job before it&#39;s even slated to begin on Nov. 1. Barroso&#39;s problem starts
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Incoming EU Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso says he will not replace EU nominee Rocco Buttiglione as justice chief in a controversy over his views on homosexuality and marriage, an EU lawmaker says.
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JosÃ© Manuel DurÃ£o Barroso, the incoming president of the European Commission, is expecting to have to make a clutch of changes to the line-up of his executive if he is to get it past a rebellious European Parliament.
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European socialists have vowed to lead an all-out rebellion against the new European Commission of Jose Manuel Barroso unless he meets concerns over controversial Italian nominee Rocco Buttiglione.
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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday risked provoking an institutional crisis in the EU by defying calls from members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to dump Rocco Buttiglione, an outspoken opponent of gay and women&#39;s rights, as
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Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is to present to the European Parliament his new team of commissioners on Thursday.
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2015CET-- Designated European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso included the Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Franco Frattini in his new line-up.
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The new European Union commission chief has full confidence in his team despite the refusal by European Parliament members to endorse Italy's Rocco Buttiglione as justice commissioner because of his views on gays, the EU's executive body revealed.
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In a surprise move amid a broadening controversy over an antigay appointee, incoming European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso withdrew his proposed 24-member executive team from consideration by the European Parliament on Wednesday, realizing he
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concessions to the European Parliament and is standing by a disputed nominee on the eve of a confidence vote in his team. the justice and home affairs portfolio, saying such
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LONDON : Italy&#39;s Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has slammed the refusal by European lawmakers to endorse Italy&#39;s candidate for justice commissioner because of his views on gays as an attack on Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his centre
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The state attorney general, who played a key role in state efforts to fight the legalization of gay marriage a year ago, now says he favors same-sex marriage and will oppose any efforts to ban it.
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European Parliament politicians vowed to support Jose Manuel Barroso&#39;s new European Commission cabinet, after he reshuffled his team.