The crisis over the nomination of a new EU Commission is deepening as the Italian government has signalled an unwillingness to change its candidate Rocco Buttiglione, making an easy solution to the current situation unlikely.
"Italy is maintaining Rocco Buttiglione", Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini was quoted as saying by ANSA news agency.
On Wednesday (28 October) the incoming head of the European Commission, José Manuel Durao Barroso, was forced to postpone a vote of a...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.