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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8700

6 May 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/enlarged commission
Parliament approves new Commission, but asks it not to take new decisions of major political importance

Strasbourg, 05/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, in its adoption of a resolution presented by the Presidents of the EPP-ED and Socialist groups, Hans-Gert Pöttering and Enrique Baron, and Andrew Duff on behalf of the Liberal group, by 531 in favour, 18 against and 39 abstentions, the European Parliament approved the Commission in its new composition (enlarged by ten Commissioners from the new Member States and Commissioners Barrot and Almunia replacing Barnier and Solbes), which will...

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