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New Environment Commissioner on Deck for Europe

BRUSSELS, Belgium, August 16, 2004 (ENS) – Europe is about to get a new environment commissioner and Margot Wallstrom of Sweden, who has served in the top environment post for the past five years, will assume one of four new European vice presidencies. She will be responsible for institutional relations and communication strategy. Jose Manuel Barroso of Portugal, President-designate of the European Commission, who is taking over from President Romano Prodi, Friday announced the policy portfolios he has allocated to each member of his team. A multilingual lawyer, Barroso has been Portugal's Prime Minister since April 2002. He is known for having got Portugal out of its excessive deficit problems. Barroso was nominated by the European Council, the heads of state and government of all 25 EU member states, on June 29. He was confirmed by the European Parliament on July 22. Twenty-five commissioners from the 25 member states make up the new Commission, the executive branch of the European government. The new Commission will come into effect on November 1, but first the list must be adopted by the European Council. Then it will be the European Parliament's turn to approve the composition of the new Commission. The person […]

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