European Commission hit by fresh dispute
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The European Commission was abuzz over a new commissioner on its first day in office Monday after learning he was convicted of embezzlement, the BBC reported.
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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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The European Union head office said Tuesday it had concerns over Italian budget deficit figures, only a week after Greece was challenged over alleged sloppy bookkeeping and possible underreporting of deficit figures.
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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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A video of selected love scenes from award-winning European films gets the European Commission into trouble.
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A controversial EU commission nominee sparks a new row by allegedly saying single mums are "not so good".
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BRUSSELS, Oct 21 (IPS) - The EU was plunged further into crisis Thursday  after the incoming European Commission president Jose Manuel  DurÃ£o Barroso failed to resolve a dispute over the next EU  executive team.
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The European Union's new executive commission took office after a three-week delay facing yet another fierce row over one of its members.
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Talk of monetary union and wine quotas gave way to controversy over orgasms and innuendo at the European Commission on Wednesday as it defended a risque Internet video clip highlighting its backing for European cinema.
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The incoming President of the Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, was forced to withdraw his nominees last month when Parliament opposed the controversial Italian politician, Rocco Buttiglione, as Justice and Home Affairs Commissioner.
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The European Commission faces a battle with sport's governing bodies over its ability to regulate sport.
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The onus now falls on EU leaders to resolve the crisis over the incoming European Commission in the wake of the dramatic showdown between its president Jose Manuel Barroso and the European Parliament.
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The European Commission&#39;s agriculture commissioner, Franz Fischler, is questioning Turkey&#39;s suitability for EU membership in the latest note of dissent in the European Union&#39;s executive.
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The European Commission, fresh from a  major court victory over Microsoft, launched new antitrust  investigations into the software giant on Monday on suspicion  it abused its market dominance to favor its Web browser and  Office product.
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However, their celebration of unity has been marred by uncertainty over its ratification and turmoil over the stalled European Commission.
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Peter Mandelson says the row which led to the proposed EU Commission line-up being withdrawn is a 'hiccup'.
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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.