EU executive seems set for defeat in crunch vote
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The European Union's new executive arm appears headed for parliamentary defeat after its incoming boss Jose Manuel Barroso rejected lawmakers' angry demands to jettison his justice chief.
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European Union leaders headed for a  showdown on Thursday over efforts to overhaul the bloc&#39;s  creaking institutions, but chances of agreement appeared to be  rising after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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The designated president of the European Union's head office suffered another blow Tuesday when a European Parliament committee deemed a second member of his team unsuitable for the job.
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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 Commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso, will today seek to head-off a disastrous parliamentary vote of no-confidence in his team of Commissioners by offering fresh pledges on anti-discrimination measures.
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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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The Czech Republic's rightist minority  government is likely to lose a confidence vote in parliament  this week, nudging the EU member closer to an interim  administration followed by early elections.
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STRASBOURG A backlash against an Italian commissioner with conservative social views steered the European Union into crisis Wednesday when JosÃ© Manuel Barroso was forced to delay the vote on the new European Commission.
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The president-elect of the European Commission has withdrawn his proposed EU executive team to avoid an unprecedented European Parliament defeat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 designated president of the European Union&#39;s head office suffered another blow Tuesday when a European Parliament committee deemed a second member of his team unsuitable for the job.
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So often the poor relations of the EU family, the European Parliament has proved unusually resolute in taking on the might of Europe&#39;s governments in threatening to veto the bloc&#39;s new executive arm.
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Today's papers hotly debate the incoming EU leader's decision to back down on his choice of commissioners.
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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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EU lawmakers are expected finally to declare the European Union's new executive arm fit for office Thursday, ending an unprecedented three-week state of limbo for the expanding bloc.
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Still unclear whether Barroso will make changes to planned team, or simply delay vote to another date. Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso withdrew his proposed 24-member executive team
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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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The Czech Republic's rightist minority government is likely to lose a confidence vote in parliament this week, nudging the EU member closer to an interim administration followed by early elections.