Italy's Frattini wins parliament test for EU job
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STRASBOURG, France, Nov 16  Italy's Franco Frattini sailed through a key test of his bid to become the EU's justice and security commissioner today, winning approval by the European Parliament's key ...
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Mr Prodi still has a tough job to keep his coalition together Italian PM Romano Prodi has easily won a confidence vote in the lower house, keeping his centre-left coalition in power after a week-long crisis.Comment
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in the Senate on Wednesday, ensuring the survival of his center-left government.Comment
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By scuttling the new Commission, the European Parliament has finally proved to Brussels and the national capitals that it can bite as well as bark.
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European Parliament leaders set a Nov. 18 vote to confirm the European Commission after accepting the nomination of a revamped EU executive team with two new candidates and a third shifted to a different job.
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Italy's lower house of Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the country's peacekeeping commitment in southern Lebanon.
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Premier Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in the lower house of parliament Friday, formally ending Italy's political crisis, but questions lingered over his fractious Cabinet's ability to govern effectively.Comment
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Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday revamped his European Union executive for parliamentary approval and proposed Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini as candidate for justice commissioner.
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Political leaders at the European Parliament declared victory today and said they would give their backing to the new executive under Jose Manuel Barroso after the incoming EC chief presented his reshuffled team.
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Italy's Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has slammed the refusal by European lawmakers to endorse Italy's candidate for justice commissioner because of his views on gays as an attack on Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his centre-right government.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in the Senate on Wednesday, allowing him to stay on in office.
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The European Parliament voted into office a new European Commission headed by former Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Manuel Barroso today.
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In a skilful performance during his confirmation hearing before the European parliament, Mr Frattini also immediately quashed concerns about his personal beliefs and allegiances by denying outright recent ...
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Italian center-left leader Romano Prodi was re-confirmed as premier Friday, after winning a confidence vote in the lower house of parliament.Comment
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European editorials on Friday had a lot to say about the new European Commission which has now been approved by the EU parliament.
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Meanwhile, Italy&#39;s foreign minister, Franco Frattini, arrived in Kuwait on an 11th-hour mission to win the release of two Italian women hostages kidnapped by Islamist militants last week.
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(ASCA-AFP) - Strasburgo, 16 nov - La Commissione Liberta&#39; del Parlamento europeo ha espresso un &#39;&#39;parere favorevole&#39;&#39; per la nomina del ministro degli Esteri italiano Franco Frattini come commissario incaricato della Commissione Giustizia, Liberta&#39; e