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  • Barroso to resist lobbying for plum jobs on next Commission; Dutch renominate opposition party politician Neelie Kroes 25 Nov 2009 05:23 GMT
    ... a member of the opposition liberal party VVD. José Manuel Barroso is reported to not ... a future-oriented portfolio,” Jan Peter Balkenende, the Dutch prime minister told NOS, the Dutch broadcaster. ...

  • Barroso gets new Commission team 25 Nov 2009 12:52 GMT
    ... Centre-right politicians dominate the list of new EU ... from the main centre-right grouping, the European People's Party (EPP). There are nine women on the ... media commissioner) and Neelie Kroes from the Netherlands (competition commissioner). There is expected to be ...

  • Kroes to get 'ICT and telecom' in EU Commission 25 Nov 2009 11:11 GMT
    ... long time coming: on Tuesday afternoon the Dutch government finally nominated Neelie Kroes for the ... it means she will be representing the Netherlands in Brussels for another five years, albeit in ... practice." Kroes' own party, the right-wing liberal VVD, disagrees. As vice-president Kroes "will be coordinating ...

  • Kroes tipped for Brussels telecom portfolio 25 Nov 2009 11:30 GMT
    ... commission line-up which is currently being finalised, Dutch newspapers report on Wednesday. On Tuesday prime ... that Kroes, a member of the Liberal VVD, would be the Netherlands' commission candidate. According to some sources, he had ...

  • Kroes confirmed as Dutch European Commissioner candidate - Summary 24 Nov 2009 18:00 GMT
    ... The Hague - The Dutch government has confirmed outgoing European commissioner Neelie ... government had initially wary of presenting liberal VVD party member Kroes as its candidate, preferring ... portfolio's in the European Commission for the Netherlands. Kroes, being a woman among mostly male candidates ...

  • Netherlands nominates Kroes for EU Commission 24 Nov 2009 16:11 GMT
    ... information service RVD on Tuesday announced the Dutch government is nominating Neelie Kroes for the ... (68) belongs to the right-wing liberal party VVD, which is currently in the opposition. Two ... for a second term as commissioner. The Netherlands was among the last countries to put forward ...

  • VVD big winner in Venlo local elections 19 Nov 2009 08:21 GMT
    ... VVD big winner in Venlo local elections The ... was almost unchanged at 19%. The newly-formed Dutch Muslim party NMP took just 0.5% of ... traditional Labour strongholds. The rest of the Netherlands will go to the polls to choose new ...

  • Dutch prime minister lame duck 22 Nov 2009 04:30 GMT
    ... was chosen quickly, and happy for The Netherlands that he gets to finish his four-year term ... a general feeling of disillusionment among the Dutch voting public. Mr Balkenende has not helped ... the job. Edith Schippers from the opposition VVD is offended: “When you’re in the middle ...

  • EU roles: Names in the frame 19 Nov 2009 18:33 GMT
    ... even-handed approach to resolving conflicts between the Dutch and French-speaking communities - skills that would ... smaller countries, particularly Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, fear their interests would not be represented ... Schuessel is parliamentary leader of his conservative People's Party Austria has never had a significant figure ...

  • A European three-cushions game 19 Nov 2009 10:31 GMT
    ... If Dutch prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende is passed over ... job. At a meeting of the European People's Party, the Christian Democrats and Conservatives in ...

  • Europe chooses a quiet president 20 Nov 2009 05:19 GMT
    ... who wanted someone from their dominant European People's Party to fill the post. But the ... a divide between his country's French-speaking and Dutch-speaking communities. He is a backroom consensus builder. ...

  • Herman Van Rompuy takes EU presidency 20 Nov 2009 09:19 GMT
    ... 1975. He was chairman of the Christian People's Party, a centre-right Flemish party, from 1988 ... deadlock and heightened tensions between French- and Dutch-speakers, with no obvious candidate to replace him. ...

  • Profile: Herman Van Rompuy 19 Nov 2009 21:17 GMT
    ... 1975. He was chairman of the Christian People's Party, a centre-right Flemish party, from 1988 ... deadlock and heightened tensions between French- and Dutch-speakers, with no obvious candidate to replace him. ...

  • Member states being 'non-committal' on candidates for new EU positions 19 Nov 2009 02:17 GMT
    ... confirmed. Mr Martin also said the European People's Party, of which Fine Gael is a ... believe the soundings. “Jan Peter Balkenende, the Dutch prime minister, was an early candidate mentioned frequently ...

  • Our man in too many places? 19 Nov 2009 12:11 GMT
    ... the foreign ministry pointed out that the Dutch diplomatic network goes back centuries. "In some ... about what these considerations should be. The VVD sees opportunities to close embassies or consulates ... or Ukraine. Labour also wonders if the Netherlands really need a representation in every single EU ...


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