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"en.20041118.7.4-076"2
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"I shall vote in favour of nominating the European Commission in the course of this week, just as I was already resolved to do three weeks ago before Mr Barroso withdrew his proposal.
The changes in the composition of the Commission that have been made since then have not altered my opinion that, taken as a whole, the Commission is in a position to take up the many challenges awaiting it. The Commission therefore deserves my confidence, even if, as was the case three weeks ago, certain choices seem to me to be questionable.
In general, I doubt if the recent events, which have however been described as a great victory for the European Parliament, have really served the cause of a more democratic Europe and smoothed the way for inter-institutional dialogue.
In particular, I deplore the climate of witch-hunting that has been introduced following unfortunate statements by one Commissioner-designate.
It is now clear that the ‘individual nomination’ procedure for Commissioners – a procedure that does not appear at all in the treaties but that has, in the event, just been applied by Parliament – has quickly got out of hand by being employed in an iniquitous and arbitrary fashion.
In the eyes of some of my colleagues, incompetence passes for a venial sin."@en1
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