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	Prodi Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Prodi Commission was the European Commission from 1999 to 2004.
		Led by Romano Prodi, it took office on 13 September, 1999 after the Santer Commission resigned.
		Its planned term of office to 31 October, 2004 was extended when the initial Barroso Commission list proposal was withdrawn.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prodi_Commission (188 words)

	Prodi Commission: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The european commission (formally the commission of the european communities) is the executive of the european union....
		The barroso commission is the european commission that has been in office since 22 november 2004 and is due to serve until 31 october, 2009....
		Michaele schreyer (born cologne, 9 august 1951) was a commissioner of the european commission from september 1999 to november 2004....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pr/prodi_commission.htm (1250 words)

	European Union
		Prodi said that the changes must be agreed upon before December and be enacted before 2003, when the first of 13 countries hoping to join the EU could become members.
		Prodi's reforms include: faster integration for selected states; abolition of the national veto system, in which one country's objection effectively kills a proposal; and setting a limit on the number of commissioners.
		Prodi's announcement intensified the ever-escalating race to establish a new frontier between Russia and the West.
	www.tpwmi.com /eu.html (2194 words)

	Santer Commission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Santer Commission was the European Commission that held office from 1995 until 15 March 1999.
		The Santer Commission did not serve its full five year term, but was forced to resign early over allegations of corruption.
		It was the successor to the Delors Commission and was succeeded by the interim Marín Commission and then the Prodi Commission.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Santer_Commission (175 words)

	Epochtimes English Edition-
		Prodi said neither he nor any other member of the EU executive agency bears responsibility for the alleged misappropriation of millions by officials of the EU statistical agency.
		Prodi said that Commission reports on the scandal clearly implicate Eurostat director-general Yves Franchet, who was earlier removed from his post, even though he denied wrongdoing.
		Prodi said the problems at Eurostat occurred mostly before he took over the European Commission several years ago, following the resignation of the previous Commission in 1999 because of charges of nepotism.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/3-9-27/7772.html (433 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
		Prodi and his commission took office in 2000 on a pledge of zero tolerance for corruption.
		Prodi is expected to say in his defense that the practices relate to pre-existing Eurostat contacts with outside firms signed before 2000, when his team took office, and that they lapsed with the old contracts.
		Prodi is expected to resist demands for resignations among his commission team, particularly that of Economic Affairs Commissioner Pedro Solbes of Spain, who has responsibility for Eurostat.
	www.rferl.org /features/2003/09/25092003153346.asp (749 words)

	Commentary: Romano Prodi: Europe's First Prime Minister? (int'l edition)
		When Italy's Romano Prodi was designated last April as President of the European Commission, he had a strong mandate to push through radical changes in the vast, bureaucratic Brussels institution, which acts as the quasi-government of Europe.
		Prodi, a longtime senior manager in state industry and a former Prime Minister, was seen as someone who at least could put an honest face on a discredited body.
		Prodi has also used his diplomatic skills to defuse the explosive deterioration in relations between the Brussels-based Commission and the Parliament.
	www.businessweek.com /@@EtrnQYcAle4KpQEA/1999/99_39/b3648256.htm (722 words)

	EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT PRODI CONGRATULATES JOSE BARROSO ON VOTE CONFIRMING HIM AS NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN ...
		The European Commission is the politically independent institution that represents and upholds the interests of the EU as a whole.
		For example, it represents and negotiates on behalf of the 25 EU Member States on external trade matters and enables the EU member states to speak “with one voice” in international forums such as the World Trade Organization.
		One well-known example is the Cotonou Agreement, which sets out the terms of an important aid and trade partnership between the EU and developing countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.
	www.eurunion.org /news/press/2004/200400118.htm (612 words)

	EURSOC: The Commission Crumbles
		While the entire commission is due to be replaced later this year, some commissioners - including Prodi himself - might not wait that long.
		The commission president is duty-bound, not to mention honour-bound to remain aloof from domestic politics.
		Prodi's commission was launched on a 'clean hands' ticket when the previous bunch resigned in disgrace.
	www.eursoc.com /news/fullstory.php/aid/304/The_Commission_Crumbles.html (526 words)

	BBC Online - On The Record - Interviews
		Prodi and his nineteen colleagues are keen to lead the agenda on economic reforms - at a summit next month they want to make it easier for people to work wherever they want in the EU.
		PRODI: The proposals were relating double taxation, were relating fraud fighting, were relating modernisation of the system of added value taxation because of electronic revolution, only that.
		PRODI: To demonstrate that Europe is at the service of the citizens, that there are results that cannot be got without Europe, if I do that, I think their confidence will come back.
	www.bbc.co.uk /otr/intext/20010218_film_1.html (1901 words)

	[A-List] Europe: Prodi's "death-or-glory assault" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Charlemagne Romano Prodi, a desperate integrationist May 23rd 2002 =46rom The Economist print edition Europe's bigger nation-states will turn their guns on Brussels's latest plan for ever closer union THE convention on the European Union's future is taking place in Brussels.
		The commission, which has always seen itself as the true guardian of the European flame, proposes in essence to abolish the right of individual EU countries to run their own foreign policies.
		When the French and the British propose to beef up the council at the expense of the commission, they are asserting the legitimacy of elected national politicians over politicians or officials based in the European Parliament or in the commission.
	lists.econ.utah.edu /pipermail/a-list/2002-May/019361.html (954 words)

	CNN.com - Prodi: No reason to quit over fraud - Sep. 25, 2003
		Prodi came to office in 1999 promising "zero tolerance" of corruption after the previous commission was forced to resign en masse over a corruption scandal.
		Prodi said he was "saddened" by the allegations but no wrongdoing had occurred under his presidency.
		Prodi said the Commission only learned of the seriousness of the problems at the agency this year.
	edition.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/09/25/prodi.eurostat (564 words)

	Bloomberg.com: U.K.
		Prodi, set to hand over on Nov. 1, called on Barroso to take seriously the parliament's threats to reject the new commission because Italy's nominee, Rocco Buttiglione, is against immigration, homosexuality and single motherhood.
		Buttiglione became the first commission nominee in a half- century of EU history to be rejected by a parliament committee, which said he must go or be moved away from the justice post, which carries responsibility for immigration, combating racism and xenophobia, and the fight against terrorism.
		A rejection on Wednesday would force Prodi's commission to stay on indefinitely, leaving the EU rudderless at a time when economic growth is slowing and the bloc is struggling to heal the divisions over the Iraq war and occupation.
	quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=aHQssnoMI9qk&refer=uk (792 words)

	European Commission - All About All (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Commission is headed by a President (from November 2004, José Manuel Durão Barroso of Portugal).
		The Commission also takes the role of “guardian of the treaties”, which includes taking responsibility for initiating infringement proceedings at the European Court of Justice against member states and others who it considers to have breached the EU treaties and other community law.
		The Commission originated in the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community, which was established in 1952 under the terms of the Treaty Establishing the European Coal and Steel Community.
	www.answers-zone.com /article/European_Commission (1393 words)

	Chris Patten - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1999, he was appointed one of the United Kingdom's two members of the Commission of the European Communities, with responsibility for Foreign Relations.
		He held this position within the Prodi Commission from 23 January 2000 until 22 November 2004.
		Although nominated for the post of President in the next Commission in 2004, he was unable to gain support from France and Germany.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chris_Patten (1239 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Profile: Romano Prodi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The entire commission had just been dismissed in the wake of a corruption scandal, and Mr Prodi was the unanimous choice of the 15 EU member states.
		Mr Prodi and his team have also been present at the birth of the European Rapid Reaction Force, which for the first time gives the EU the military muscle to accompany its economic might.
		Romano Prodi was born in September 1939 as the eighth in a family of nine children, seven of whom went on to be university lecturers.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/3039757.stm (851 words)

	Prodi says Iraq War led to an upsurge of terror attacks [MaltaMedia.com]
		European Commission chief Romano Prodi said the Madrid blasts should be a wake-up call for EU anti-terrorism measures.
		A spokesperson for the European Commission told journalists on Monday that whenever a member state is the victim of a terrorist outrage it is the duty of the Union to act quickly and decisively to provide all possible support and assistance.
		President Prodi welcomed the report and said that the tragic events in Madrid highlight "the urgency and importance of being prepared against old and new threats to our security." He said the Madrid attacks show that the damaging effects on the daily life of the European citizens can be enormous.
	www.maltamedia.com /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=1&num=889 (721 words)

	EMBASSY OF GREECE: PRESS OFFICE - News Flash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Prodi had said that the job of prosecuting Milosevic belonged to the International Court of Justice at The Hague and that Europe wanted him tried by an international court.
		Prodi declined to give a figure on the economic aid slated for the countries of the region, but stressed the Commission's intent was increasingly greater participation in Balkan activities.
		Prodi's visit to the Organization's seat, it was crystal clear that the European Union is seriously committed to doing all it can so that the region will never again undergo a crisis," Papazoi said.
	www.greekembassy.org /press/newsflash/2001/April/nflash0402.html (828 words)

	Corruption in European Union - Erik Meijer Spectrezine 27th September 2003
		Officials within the Commission have reported comparable irregularities elsewhere, such as in the official European publications office, while it appears that internal reports concerning other Commission services have also pointed to serious errors committed by high officials, reports which were not followed up.
		Between the European Parliament and the Commission, however, it was instead decided that Prodi only had to appear before a meeting of leaders of the Parliament’s political groups, a “club” which is most marked by its awareness of the political sensitivities of the hour.
		It was also in favour of an intervention from Mr Prodi in plenary session on the subject of the publication of the internal audit report of the Commission.
	www.spectrezine.org /europe/Meijer2.htm (1082 words)

	Factsheet : 01 - The Prodi Commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Romano Prodi addressed the European Parliament in both April and May, outlining his views on both Commission reform and the other key policy areas, and on the 5th May his nomination was approved by Parliament by a large majority.
		The appointment of the Prodi Commission was adopted "by common accord" by the Council on the 16th September and the first meeting of the new Prodi Commission took place on the 22nd September 1999.
		The Commission’s strategy on enlargement was approved by EU leaders at Helsinki, allowing for the launch of negotiations with six further candidates and the recognition of Turkey’s candidate status.
	www.ibeurope.com /Fact/01prodi.htm (741 words)

	The Rapture Site - Romano Prodi Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Prodi had promised "very, very severe" measures against any Commissioners implicated in criminal activity.
		Prodi's new team, whose job is to propose and enforce European Union laws, faces challenges on many fronts.
		He must try to reform the Commission and win back the confidence of European voters who stayed away in large numbers from recent European Parliamentary elections.
	www.therapturesite.com /prodi.htm (357 words)

	Voice of America, 00-04-05
		Prodi followed those pledges by returning to Brussels to hold an unusual closed-door meeting with his commission with no aides or interpreters present.
		Prodi said European Union leaders should announce firm dates on when the first countries from Central and Eastern Europe are expected to join the union.
		Prodi's leadership of the commission will continue to be debated so long as he continues to advocate policies that come into conflict with the interests of European leaders.
	www.hri.org /news/usa/voa/2000/00-04-05.voa.html (3529 words)

	CNN.com - On the spot: Romano Prodi - September 21, 2000
		And as European Commission president, Prodi is overseeing a vigorous and controversial debate about enlarging the EU to include a possible 12 new member states.
		Prodi is also largely responsible for ensuring that the single European currency -- introduced in January 1999 -- is a success.
		Prodi also has the task of attempting to restore faith in the institutions of the EU in the light of growing dissatisfaction with the way the commission has been run in the past.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/09/20/prodi.questions (544 words)

	UFE - Prodi Says Commission Determined to Help Revive WTO
		STRASBOURG, France--European Commission President Romano Prodi reiterated Feb. 15 the determination of the European Union's executive body to revive the launch of a new round of comprehensive negotiations in the World Trade Organization.
		In a statement to the European Parliament on the Commission's strategic objectives for its five-year mandate, Prodi repeatedly stressed the need for a new trade regime that would assist developing countries.
		The Commission president argued that trade liberalization would encourage adoption of "certain minimum standards" in developing countries currently excluded from some areas of trade with Europe.
	www.faireconomy.org /econ/globalization/prodiWTO.html (427 words)

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		Further positive actions of the Commission were its contributions towards the final adoption of the new “horizontal” Directive on GMO releases, as well as its active role at the international level to bring the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to a successful conclusion.
		The Commission and Member States are currently working together to clarify the meaning of the WFD and to develop voluntary technical guidance to ensure proper implementation.
		In fact, the ELV directive was proposed by the previous Commission; the original proposal had been adopted in 1997 and the amended proposal was adopted some months before the Prodi Commission took office.
	eu.greenpeace.org /downloads/geneu/Green8Review2002.doc (5667 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Europe
		Prodi, a former Italian prime minister, has laid the groundwork for a comeback in the 2006 election by forming a group of nine opposition parties, the Great Democratic Alliance.
		Prodi said his first appointment on home soil is a Dec. 11 street protest in Rome, where he plans to speak out against Berlusconi's 2005 budget.
		Prodi is aiming to capitalize on companies' disenchantment with the policies of Berlusconi, Italy's richest man with wealth of $10 billion, according to Forbes Magazine.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=auko7TGG9AdA&refer=europe (1070 words)

	EU's chief irks Italy by backing Spain move -DAWN - International; 20 April, 2004
		ROME, April 19: Romano Prodi, European Commission president and a key figure in the Italian opposition, faced angry criticism in Rome on Monday after voicing support for Spain's decision to withdraw its troops from Iraq.
		Speaking at a meeting of centre-left allies, Mr Prodi said Spain's move to recall its forces was aimed at putting pressure on the international community to resolve the Iraq crisis.
		Romano Prodi is a former centre-left prime minister and is set to return to Italian politics full-time once his mandate in Brussels ends later this year.
	www.dawn.com /2004/04/20/int5.htm (265 words)

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