vrijdag, januari 22, 2010
European parliament shows its teeth
fter a full day of negotiations and rumours, Neelie Kroes was approved by the European Parliament as the new European commissioner for the ‘digital agenda’ post on Wednesday night.The tortuous process of her confirmation reflected a new balance of power existing in Brussels since the Treaty of Lisbon became effective last December. José Barroso, chairman of the European commission, will be facing a more powerful European parliament in the next five years. It has already appropriated the right to reject individual commissioners.
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