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European Parliament Approves New European Commission
The European Union’s new Executive is ready to take office this week after the European Parliament approved it Tuesday for a five-year term with 488 votes in favor, 137 against and 72 abstentions.
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The election vote for the EU's executive arm, led again by Portugal's Jose Manuel Barroso, was preceded by hearings of the 27 Commissioners-designate organized by the committees of Parliament in January and February.
The commissioners, including Romania's Dacian Ciolos, will be sworn in before the European Court of Justice in Luxemburg.
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