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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8830

19 November 2004
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / a look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
The Barroso Commission cannot afford any teething troubles

The Commission must reflect the diverse choices of the electorate. The first Commission of the enlarged Europe is to take up its duties in the next few days, once it has been invested by the European Parliament. The events surrounding its configuration (and which include positive elements, which I tried to outline in this column on 27 October) are over, and at the final analysis, Parliamentary support was reasonably broad, despite the clear reservations of various political groups. This was...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS