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EU concern over Romanian power struggle
Attempts by Romania’s new prime minister, Victor Ponta, to impeach the country’s president Traian B?sescu – under way at an extraordinary meeting in the Bucharest parliament this afternoon – are rattling the Commission amidst concerns over democracy.
EU Parliament opens amid horse-trading over top seats
A little more than a month after the elections, the European Parliament is preparing to re-start the EU's legislative engine this week. The 736 newly-elected MEPs will meet on 14-16 July in Strasbourg for a constitutive session aimed at appointing the president and vice-presidents of the new assembly and distributing top committee chairs.
Face-off between Italians, Poles over Parliament presidency
Banking on remaining the largest group in the EU assembly after the June elections, the centre-right EPP-ED group is already delving into its pool of delegates to select the appropriate candidate to nominate for the Parliament presidency: will it be Poland's Jerzy Buzek or Italy's Mario Mauro?
Spectre of Iraq war looms large over EU top jobs race
The opening of national inquiries into the decisions that led the British and Dutch governments to support the US-led invasion in Iraq may be extremely relevant to this year's race for top EU jobs, diplomatic sources told EURACTIV.
Sarkozy drops Blair as ‘Mr. Europe’ favourite
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has changed his mind over who should be the first ever permanent President of the European Council, according to press reports.