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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9976

15 September 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/presidency of the commission
Vote on returning Mr Barroso to office to take place this Wednesday - Yes to three new Commissioners

Brussels, 14/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament is indeed to take position on Wednesday 16 September on the election of the President designate of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso: the attempt of the Greens/EFA group to get the vote postponed, by means of a roll-call vote, failed, with 136 votes in favour of the move, 250 against and 14 abstentions. As the machines of some MEPs failed to work during this vote, the final vote will differ slightly from these...

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