EU chief confident of team despite snub to Italian over gay issue
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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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by our Internet desk, 12 October 2004. The European Commission&#39;s incoming president, Jose Manuel Barroso, again expressed confidence in his entire team of designated commissioners on Tuesday after a European
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Italy coach Roberto Donadoni dismissed speculation that he is under pressure to pick certain players in an interview due to be transmitted on Euronews from Friday night.
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European newspapers on Wednesday focused on controversial designated EU commissioner Rocco Buttiglione, who has sparked an uproar with his strong views on homosexuality and the role of women.
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The incoming EU Commission chief offers a compromise to MEPs threatening to veto his new team.
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The crisis over claims by Italy&#39;s incoming EU Justice and Home Affairs commissioner that homosexuality is &quot;a sin&quot; deepened yesterday, as his future colleague, Peter Mandelson, described the remarks as &quot;unwise&quot;.
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The EU Commission chief backs his team after an Italian was controversially rejected by a panel of MEPs.
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Incoming EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso refused on Thursday to bow to socialist demands to ditch justice chief Rocco Buttiglione after the Italian apologised for calling homosexuality a sin.
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The boss of the London Stock Exchange expressed confidence on Monday that the group would succeed with its planned bid for Borsa Italiana, but doubts remained about the attitude of key shareholder Nasdaq to the deal.
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ROME, Oct 27  - Outgoing European Commission President Romano Prodi said Wednesday he believed his designated successor Jose Manuel Barroso will have to replace several commissioners on his team before it will be accepted by the European Parliament.
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The incoming head of the European Union&#39;s executive body has announced changes to his group of commissioners and says he is ready to go to the European Parliament to seek its approval of his team.
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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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Italy's anti-gay nominee for EU justice commissioner, Rocco Buttiglione, hints he might quit the post.
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Italyâs anti-gay nominee to be the EUâs justice and home affairs commissioner said that he was discriminated against as a Catholic and as a member of Premier Berlusconiâ centre-right government when a European Parliament committee voted against his
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Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday sought to ease conflict over his proposed executive team, as the turmoil threatened to cloud solemn ceremonies for the signing of the European Union's proposed constitution.
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BRUSSELS The incoming president of the European Commission offered an olive branch to the European Parliament on Thursday but failed to quell a rebellion by deputies that is threatening the future of a conservative Catholic commissioner-designate, Rocco
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By refusing to sack controversial new justice commissioner Rocco Buttiglione, the new Brussels chief may face a protest vote in the European Parliament next Wednesday.