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Barroso unveils new European Commission line-up

Incoming Commission President José Manuel Durão Barroso put an end to weeks of speculation on Thursday (12 August) by finally announcing who will be responsible for what in his Commission.
Mr Barroso, who made his announcement a week earlier than had been expected, said his job was made easier by the high quality of candidates proposed by member states.
"I have organised this strong team to ensure we work efficiently and achieve the goals we set ourselves. I attach great importance to team players committed to the European general interest".
to unvail – odhalit (vail – závoj) line up – nominace incoming – nově nastupující to put an end to … by – ukončit co čím to announce – oznámit responsible – zodpovědný to make an announcement – učinit oznámení, oznámit to expect – očekávat

to make easier – ulehčit proposed – navrhovaný to ensure – zajistit efficiently – efektivně to achieve – dosáhnout to set a goal – stanovit cíl to attach – přikládat team player – týmový hráč

Big portfolios to the Netherlands and Ireland
The new line-up contains some surprises with two of the most influential portfolios in the commission going to the Netherlands' Neelie Kroes (competition) and Ireland's Charlie McCreevy (internal market), while France's Jacques Barrot only received the relatively small portfolio of transport.
Peter Mandelson from the UK will be responsible for the important trade portfolio, new member state Latvia (Ingrida Udre) received taxation and Hungary's László Kovács will be in charge of energy.
As expected, the German Günter Verheugen, will be vice-president of the Commission and has been given a new industry portfolio. He will also be in charge of the co-ordination of the Commission's role on competition.
to contain – obsahovat surprise – překvapení portfolio – úřad competition – soutěž, konkurence while – zatímco to receive – obdržet Latvia – Lotyšsko taxation – daně, zdanění to be in charge – být zodpovědný, být vůdcem, vest to expect – očekávat

Looking to the future
Mr Barroso, who as former Portuguese prime minister pushed through some severe austerity packages in his country, pledged to work on Europe's economic reform.
"My first priority is the process of reforming Europe", he said.
He will also personally chair a group of commissioners tasked to look at the so-called Lisbon Agenda - the EU's ambitious but flagging aim to become the most dynamic economy in the world by 2010.
The next step will be for the new Commission to meet informally on 20 August to sound out ideas.
All commissioners-designate must appear before the European Parliament for hearings at the end of the September/beginning of October.
The Brussels assembly then has to approve the Commission as a whole at the end of October before it can take up its work on 1 November.

former – bývalý, dřívější to push through – prosadit severe – přísný, krutý austerity – úsporný measures – opatření to pledge – přislíbit to chair – předsedat, vest (jednání) to task – pověřit so-called – takzvaný ambitious – ambiciózní aim – cíl step – krok informally – neformálně to sound out – vyhlásit, porovnat hearing – slyšení assembly – shromáždění to approve – odsouhlasit, schválit as a whole – jako celek to take up work – začít s prací

Připravuje Markéta Frýbová

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Číslo 41/2004
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