EU Sinks Into Uncertainty As New Commission Falters
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STRASBOURG, France -- The European Union will operate without the executive-branch administration that was due to take office Monday, after the European Commission&#39;s incoming president withdrew his slate of 24 commissioners to avoid a humiliating
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As European leaders meet to set a date for accession talks with Turkey, the newest EU member states are giving out divergent signals
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The European Union's new commission appeared headed for defeat in a make-or-break parliamentary vote with a majority of EU lawmakers vowing to veto the executive arm.
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Europe's leaders gather in Rome on Friday to sign a historic constitution for the European Union (EU), but a crisis over the bloc's new executive Commission will only add to clouds over the ceremony.
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PARIS Hopes for a quick resolution to the crisis in the European Union receded Thursday as the incoming commission president, JosÃ© Manuel Barroso, acknowledged that he would have to make several changes to his team before seeking the blessing of
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An eleventh hour face saving move by the President-Designate of the European Commission JosÃ© Manuel Durao Barroso managed to diffuse an institutional crisis in the European Union yesterday.
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The BBC's Angus Roxburgh describes how the new EU commissioners coped with cross-examination by MEPs.
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Incoming EU Commission chief Barroso finalises a new team, needed to settle a damaging row with MEPs.
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Strasbourg - European Union lawmakers on Thursday approved the bloc&#39;s new executive commission, ending three weeks of institutional limbo sparked by protests over comments on gays and women by an Italian nominee.
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BRUSSELS After refusing its approval three weeks ago, Parliament voted Thursday in favor of a new European Commission, ending a period of uncertainty in European Union politics.
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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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The European Parliament has approved the new European Commission, the European Union&#39;s executive body, after an unprecedented dispute during which the assembly managed to increase its institutional clout.
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: European Union leaders signed the blocâs first constitution in a glittering ceremony today but their celebration of unity was marred by uncertainty over its ratification and turmoil over the stalled 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, plunging the 25-nation bloc into political turmoil.
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The new EU Commission won&#39;t be taking office next week as planned. Resistance from the European Parliament prompted President Jose Barroso to withdraw his proposal for a new executive.
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The unprecedented crisis over the European Commission moved decisively towards a conclusion last night when two would-be commissioners were dumped and a reshuffled team was announced.
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THE European Union was thrown into political turmoil yesterday after parliamentarians forced the incoming president of the European Commission into a humiliating climbdown over his choice of commissioners.