Commission changes may defuse EU crisis
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BRUSSELS Moving to resolve a weeklong crisis, the incoming president of the European Commission, JosÃ© Manuel Barroso, on Thursday put forward a new commission team, proposing Foreign Minister Franco Frattini of Italy as justice commissioner.
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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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EU leaders say they should turn to new priorities now that they have agreed on institutional reforms.
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JosÃ© Manuel Barroso, president-designate of the European commission, has a crisis on his hands. The former Portuguese prime minister won plaudits in the summer for picking his Brussels team without bending to the will of powerful EU governments.
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BRUSSELS, Sep 10 (IPS) - Louis Michel, commissioner designate for  development and humanitarian aid in the new European Commission  will set out his position in the face of some hard questions at  the European Parliament's development committee meeting next  month.
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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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The threat of a constitutional crisis hangs over the EU as MEPs vote on whether to veto the new Commission.
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The European Commission unveiled proposals to reform EU laws on working hours, making them more flexible but cutting abuse notably by Britain of rules capping the working week at 48 hours.
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European Commission president Romano Prodi has unveiled proposals to loosen the deficit rules under the EU Stability Pact. The loosening was drafted by monetary affairs commissioner Joaquin Almunia, who stood beside the president at the announcement.
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The incoming president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, is to meet party leaders in the European Parliament. This morning&#39;s meeting is a bid to avert a crisis over the nomination of Italian Rocco Buttiglione as Justice Commissioner.
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The incoming president of the EU commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, today hinted that he would make &quot;several changes&quot; to his team of 24 commissioner-designates - although warned that simply removing controversial nominee Rocco Buttiglione may create a
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Plans to revamp the euro&#39;s battered rulebook won key backing yesterday, as the European Commission bowed to the inevitable and called for more flexible implementation of the single currency&#39;s widely flouted rules.
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With half the European Union countries exceeding public deficit limits this year, the EU&#39;s head office bowed to reality Friday and proposed to be more flexible in how it enforces the budget rules underpinning the euro.
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The European Commission proposes a partial relaxation of the eurozone's strict public spending rules.
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Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso says he will make changes in his proposed commission, one day after withdrawing his slate in the face of a likely European Parliament veto.
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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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Ending three weeks of stalemate, European lawmakers have approved a new executive commission for the European Union. European MPs had refused to accept a new team of commissioners proposed by Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.