New EU Commission

The new European Commission which will take office on November 1 under the Presidency of former Portuguese Prime Minister José Manuel Durao Barroso meet infornally for the first time last Friday for a brief "get to know each other" meeting in Brussels.

The new European Commission which will take office on November 1 under the Presidency of former Portuguese Prime Minister José Manuel Durao Barroso meet infornally for the first time last Friday for a brief "get to know each other" meeting in Brussels. Maltese Commissioner Joe Borg was nominated for the Fisheries and Maritime Affairs portfolio. The new commission is set to meet again informally in September.

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