European Parliament Opens Crucial Session

Bulgaria in EU | February 8, 2010, Monday // 08:42|  views

The excellent performance of Bulgaria's replacement EC nominee Kristalina Georgieva smoothed the way for the new Commission to win approval. Photo by BGNES

A European Parliament session opens in Strasbourg on Monday in the framework of which MEPs will vote on whether to approve or reject the new Barroso II European Commission.

The delayed final vote on the 26 new EU commissioners will be held on Tuesday February 9.

MEPs generally attract little attention but once every five years they get the chance to grill nominees for the commission.

Although parliament can only approve or reject the entire commission the threat of a no vote forced the withdrawal of a Bulgarian, Rumiana Jeleva, who had been put forward for the job of directing Europe’s humanitarian aid.

Her shaky grip on her brief and press accounts of the business activities of Jeleva and her husband forced Bulgaria to choose a replacement, World Bank official Kristalina Georgieva.

The European Parliament is poised to accept the new European Commission, following Georgieva's excellent performance at the confirmation hearing on February 3 and the resolution of the dispute involving the Bulgarian nominee.

The EU Commission is appointed every five years and has regulatory, legislative and policy-shaping powers in the 27-nation European Union.

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Tags: Greens, ALDE, PES, EPP, Commissioner-designate, hearing, EP hearing, EU Commissioner, EP, Rumiana Jeleva, Jose Manuel Barroso, Kristalina Georgieva

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