Buttiglione OUT - Barroso withdraw his commission
Stephane Mabille | 27.10.2004 11:16
Mr Barroso decided to withdraw his proposed commission as a rejection vote was evident.
Following the refusal of Buttiglione to follow yesterday Berluscioni 'advice' to withdraw from the proposed commission, Mr Barroso decided not to put his proposed commission to vote today as a negative vote would have be unavoidable.
The actual Prodi commission agreed to stay as long as it will take to Mr. Barroso to review and modify the new commission composition.
The evident modification will be the removal from Buttiglione.
For those unaware of the issue (I don't think there is any but...) Buttiglione had repeatedly held unacceptable speech on women's position in society (they only exist to procreate and stay at home) and homosexuality ("it's a sin").
This is really good news for all the campaigners that expressed their disgust and a blatant defeat for the theo-cons and the Vatican.
Following the refusal of Buttiglione to follow yesterday Berluscioni 'advice' to withdraw from the proposed commission, Mr Barroso decided not to put his proposed commission to vote today as a negative vote would have be unavoidable.
The actual Prodi commission agreed to stay as long as it will take to Mr. Barroso to review and modify the new commission composition.
The evident modification will be the removal from Buttiglione.
For those unaware of the issue (I don't think there is any but...) Buttiglione had repeatedly held unacceptable speech on women's position in society (they only exist to procreate and stay at home) and homosexuality ("it's a sin").
This is really good news for all the campaigners that expressed their disgust and a blatant defeat for the theo-cons and the Vatican.
Stephane Mabille
e-mail:
Stephane.Mabille@samf.demon.co.uk
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Waiting...
27.10.2004 14:52
This is great news,but i'm saving any 'celebrations' for when it's confirmed...
piratequeen
E-mail the EU Commission President
27.10.2004 15:19
"Mass e-mail action - oppose the homophobic EU Justice Commissioner"
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/10/299890.html
no-bigots
Italy propose Buttiglone again!
27.10.2004 15:54
The Italian governement seems to be unconsistent on the issue. After yesterday call from Berluscioni to Buttiglione to retract from the position (headlines of most today's Italian newspapers) and the Buttiglione refusal; the Italian government is sticking behind Buttiglione again and keep proposing him as Italian commissionner! (source PR by Franco Frattini, head of Italian diplomacy).
Stephane Mabille
e-mail: Stephane.Mabille@samf.demon.co.uk
Hidden agendas
28.10.2004 02:02
A democratic Europe?
ioyoi