EU panel opposes justice nominee

The Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament has voted to oppose Italian Rocco Buttiglione as the EU's next Justice Commissioner, 11 October 2004. The vote is not binding.

• Primary Source

BBC News: Italians 'affronted' by EU official row, 13.10.04 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3739154.stm

BBC News: Mandelson says gay remark unwise, 14.10.04 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3743408.stm

BBC News: Controversial EU nominee wavers, 14.10.04 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3741866.stm

BBC News: EU boss defiant over key official, 12.10.04 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3736244.stm

BBC News: Berlusconi fumes after snub at EU, 12.10.04 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3735324.stm

European Parliament: News Report: Hearing of Rocco Buttiglione (justice, freedom and security), 5.10.04 http://europarl.europa.eu/omk/sipade2?PUBREF=-//EP//TEXT+PRESS+NR-20041005-1+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&LEVEL=2&NAV=S

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