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Barroso: The vote will put an end to a virtual paralysis in Brussels politics since the June European elections (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

Barroso team set for parliament approval after lengthy delay

by Honor Mahony, Brussels,

The new European Commission team is set to win a confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday (9 February) after a three month delay and a prolonged period of infighting between the EU's two main institutions.

The 27-member college, headed for a second time running by Portugal's centre-right Jose Manuel Barroso, looks certain to achieve the majority needed at the early afternoon vote to finally allow it to take up office for the next five years.

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Barroso: The vote will put an end to a virtual paralysis in Brussels politics since the June European elections (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

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