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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8809

19 October 2004
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS /
The bare bones of the hearings - The Buttiglione (or ambiguity) affair

The positive aspect… The ins and outs of the hearings of the future Commissioners by the MEPs have both a very positive side, and a somewhat disagreeable conflictual side. This latter should not blot out the former, a triumphant confirmation of the fact that the Parliament's power and position are growing, beyond its essential function as co-legislator, as an institution which is responsible for the Commission's investiture and to keep a close eye on it. What a fine example of European...

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