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Thu 02 Feb 2010Bulgarian nominee acquits herself well
JOSÉ MANUEL Barroso’s incoming European Commission cleared one of its final hurdles after Bulgaria’s new nominee delivered a self-assured performance at her confirmation hearing in the European Parliament.
The new commission now appears increasingly likely to win parliament’s endorsement in a vote next Tuesday in Strasbourg, ending an interregnum that has continued since the mandate of the outgoing executive expired last October.
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