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Graham's blog Friday 3 July 2009
Published on Fri 3rd Jul 2009
There are five weeks between the European elections and the constitutive session of the European Parliament. Normally the political parties in the European Parliament allow a clear fortnight after the election before meeting to prepare for the opening of Parliament. This year the major parties did not: the Leaders of both the Christian Democrat and Socialist groups feared that delay might affect their own chances of re-election to the head of their groups; so their procedures were advanced by two weeks. The trouble with this is that the sultry weather in Brussels in June-July and the exhaustion of an election campaign combine to leave tempers fraying and agreement more difficult to reach.
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Graham's blog Monday 22 June 2009
Published on Mon 22nd Jun 2009
The European Council meeting (aka heads of state and government summit) last Thursday and Friday unanimously nominated Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso for a second term. They also reviewed progress in getting the economy back on track and in fighting climate change, but that appeared to attract much less attention; and, to be frank, their decisions in these areas were less newsworthy. The big questions now are 'can they secure a majority for Barroso in Parliament and, if so, when?'
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