MEPs reject new EU justice chief
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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
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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 EU Commission chief backs his team after an Italian candidate was rejected by a panel of MEPs.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 27 (IPS) - Incoming European Commission president Jose  Manuel  DurÃ£o Barroso faced further embarrassment Wednesday after he was   forced to ask the European Parliament to delay a crucial vote  over his  new team of commissioners.
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The president-elect of the European Commission has withdrawn his proposed EU executive team to avoid an unprecedented European Parliament defeat
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The incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso today withdrew his proposed 24-member executive after it became evident the European Parliament would veto the team.
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The president-elect of the European Commission on Wednesday withdrew his proposed executive team from consideration by the European Parliament to avoid an unprecedented rejection.
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Italy's nominee to become the European Union's Justice and Home Affairs commissioner failed on Monday to win the backing of the European Parliament's Justice Committee, days after testifying that he considers homosexuality a sin.
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The new European Commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso, is under mounting pressure to strip Italy&#39;s designated justice commissioner, of his role in anti-discrimination policy after he made another gaffe at the weekend.
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A compromise deal to save the next European Commission was today rejected by European parliament leaders who want an anti-gay member of the new team axed.
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Incoming European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso reiterated his rejection to reshuffle his new team on Tuesday, saying &quot;a reshuffle would create more problems than it would resolve.
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The incoming head of the European Commission, the European Union&#39;s executive body, says he will stand by a controversial appointee to his cabinet despite widespread opposition to the nominee among members of the European Parliament.
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European Parliament members on Tuesday grilled Hungarian socialist Laszlo Kovacs, the European commissioner-designate for energy, over his competence a day after they refused to endorse Italy&#39;s conservative Rocco Buttiglione as justice commissioner
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BRUSSELS  - Incoming European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso stuck by his controversial pick for EU justice chief in the face of a furious row with EU lawmakers ahead of a confirmation vote.
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The incoming European Commission president is to meet parliament heads to defuse the crisis over his proposed justice commissioner.
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BRUSSELS: Crisis is looming over the EU's new executive after a key European Parliament committee rejected Italian Rocco Buttiglione as justice and security chief because of his traditional views on ...
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Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso warned the European Parliament on Tuesday that it would throw the European Union into an unprecedented crisis if it rejects his 24-member team.