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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8753

23 July 2004
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/COMMISSION PRESIDENCY: José Manuel Barroso is voted in by 413 votes to 251 and 44 abstentions - Barroso wants "24 full Commissioners" and at least one third of women in Commission

Strasbourg, 22/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - Former Portuguese Prime Minister José Manuel Barroso was voted in, on 22 July in Strasbourg, as president of the European Commission by 413 votes to 251 and 44 abstentions (the majority required was 333). During earlier procedures at the European Parliament, his predecessor Romano Prodi had obtained 392 votes to 72 and 41 abstentions, while Jacques Santer won 260 votes to 238 and 23 abstentions. In this vote of a more political kind than usual, a...

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