by MONITOR l THE European Parliament is often criticised as a mere talking shop (when it is not being described as a gravy train, that is) but a week from now it may show that it has the power to prevent the new European Commission of Jose Manuel Barroso from taking office. When Mr Barroso, a former prime minister of Portugal, began work as EU President two months ago he was widely praised for the speed with which he chose and named his 25 commissioners, each responsible for an area of the Commission's work. Under relatively new arrangements, designed to give the Parliament more power, the commissioners have to appear before the MEPs and answer questions on their area of competence; it is similar to the US Senate confirmation hearings of senior administration officials in the American system.
DEADLOCK IN BRUSSELS
22/10/2004 00:00
Also in Holiday
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Spanish pensioners stuck at Palma Airport for fourteen hours
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Watch those prices in Mallorca
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