LISBON TREATY 2009 Commission
Hobbled by Lisbon, hamstrung by Nice
By Dana Spinant - 05.02.2009 / 00:00 CET
The EU institutions are awash with speculation about how the next Commission might be appointed. How might events unfold?
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THIS WAY, PLEASE Commission President José Manuel Barroso (right) and Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen are hoping for a positive outcome when Irish citizens vote on the Lisbon treaty for a second time in October. EC
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Nice
õ The European Council nominates the person it intends to appoint as president of the European Commission (qualified majority)
õ The nomination shall be approved by the European Parliament
õ The Council, by common accord with the nominated president, adopts the list of nominees for commissioners, drawn up in accordance with the proposals made by each member state
õ The president and the other members of the Commission are subject as a group to a vote of approval by the Parliament
õ After approval by MEPs, the Commission is appointed by the Council (qualified majority)
Lisbon
õ Taking into account the European Parliament elections to the European Parliament and after appropriate consultation, the European Council proposes to the Parliament a candidate for president of the Commission (qualified majority)
õ The candidate shall be elected by the Parliament by a majority of its members. If there is no majority, the Council shall within one month propose a new candidate
õ The Council, by common accord with the president-elect, shall adopt a list of nominees for commissioners
õ The Commission shall be subject as a group to a vote of consent by the Parliament
õ On the basis of this consent, the Commission shall be appointed by the Council
Progress on the first European Citizens' Initiatives.
The Czechs' accidental European commissioner.
Patrick Lambert on a career that led from British Gas to leadership of the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation.
Stickers left on cars of EU civil servants as Unions warn of rising anti-EU aggression.
