EuroPolitics: EU - Nominations complete for Barroso's new team
Neelie Kroes, Europe's respected "Corporate Watchdog" reappointed by the Netherlands as their EU commissioner
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The three countries that had not yet done so announced, on 24 November, their choice of commissioners for the next EU executive. Malta appointed its Social Policy Minister, John Dalli; Denmark its Climate and Energy Minister, Connie Hedegaard; and the Netherlands its current Competition Commissioner, Neelie Kroes. The Commission chief, Portugal's José Manuel Barroso, now holds all the cards he needs to start handing out portfolios, a process that is in fact already well under way. The task is not easy because of the need to try to satisfy all the different member states. Barroso admitted, on 24 November in Strasbourg, that "there is still pressure but I will assume full responsibility".
Note EU-Digest: for the first time in the history of Dutch politics was a politician from a different political party rather than the ruling political coalition appointed as a Dutch EU Commissioner candidate. Mrs. Kroes is widely respected throughout Europe for the integrity and fair play she showed in dealing with very complicated matters related to corporate irregularities.
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