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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8823

9 November 2004
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
The new Barroso Commission moves towards its investiture

Unanimous prognostics. This time, everybody agrees: a clear majority of the European Parliament will approve the second line-up of the Barroso Commission. All the institutions have declared themselves satisfied: the Parliament, for having exerted its authority and active, not theoretical, involvement in determining the Commission, a necessary counterpart to its increasing role as legislator; the European Council, which can see a new Commission which is in line with the political orientations...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
SUPPLEMENT