Barroso clears Romanian for Commission

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Series Details 31.10.06
Publication Date 31/10/2006
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José Manuel Barroso, European Commission president, approved 30 October 2006 Romania's second-choice candidate for a post on the Commission after Bucharest's initial nominee was forced to withdraw. Mr Barroso backed Leonard Orban, an independent bureaucrat who helped negotiate Romania's treaty with the EU.

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BBC News, 30.10.06: Romanian EU commissioner accepted http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6100050.stm
Council of the European Union: Nomination of Mr Leonard ORBAN as a member of the Commission (14693/06) http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/06/st14/st14693.en06.pdf

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