Despite its criticism over the multilingualism portfolio of the new Romanian commissioner, the European Parliament is set to support the nominee, with the socialists pointing out it is not his fault that commission chief Barroso "lacks imagination."
Following last month's hearings of the Romanian and Bulgarian nominees Leonard Orban and Meglena Kuneva are set to be approved by MEPs in a plenary vote scheduled for next week's plenary session in Strasbourg.
While both candidates rec...
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