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By Lisa Bryant
Paris
16 September 2009
Jose Manuel Barroso
The European Parliament has endorsed1 European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, for a second term in office. Barroso has pledged a stronger and more fiscally2 responsible Europe during his next five years at the head of the European Union executive arm.
There were no surprises in the European Parliament vote in Strasbourg, France, which handed incumbent3 European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso a second term in office. The former Portuguese4 prime minister had been the only candidate for the job - and was endorsed by all 27 members of the European Union.
That does not mean everybody supports Barroso. While 382 lawmakers of the 736-member parliament endorsed his candidacy, 219 voted against him and another 117 abstained5.
In a speech following the vote, Barroso pledged to build a stronger parliamentary democracy in Europe, to protect jobs and Europe's social democratic values, and to reform the bloc6's financial sector7, hard hit by the economic crisis.
"I believe the European parliament and the European Commission as typical community institutions have a special duty towards our citizens," said Jose Manuel Barroso. "And that is exactly what I said I will do. That is exactly what I will do [build a] stronger Europe for freedom and solidarity8."
Since Barroso began as EU commission chief in 2004, the bloc has grown from 25 to 27 members, after Romania and Bulgaria came on board. Under his stewardship9, the European Union has adopted an ambitious climate-change program that aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions10 by 20 percent or more by 2020. He has also pushed through cuts in mobile phone roaming charges - a move popular with EU citizens.
But the bloc has still not adopted the Lisbon treaty, aimed to reform and streamline11 EU institutions and many Europeans consider the European Union to be remote and unresponsive to their needs. Barroso will now pick a new 26-member team of EU commissioners12 who will take office in January.
1 endorsed | |
vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 );在(尤指支票的)背面签字;在(文件的)背面写评论;在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品 | |
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2 fiscally | |
在国库方面,财政上,在国库岁入方面 | |
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3 incumbent | |
adj.成为责任的,有义务的;现任的,在职的 | |
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4 Portuguese | |
n.葡萄牙人;葡萄牙语 | |
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5 abstained | |
v.戒(尤指酒),戒除( abstain的过去式和过去分词 );弃权(不投票) | |
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6 bloc | |
n.集团;联盟 | |
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7 sector | |
n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形 | |
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8 solidarity | |
n.团结;休戚相关 | |
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9 stewardship | |
n. n. 管理工作;管事人的职位及职责 | |
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10 emissions | |
排放物( emission的名词复数 ); 散发物(尤指气体) | |
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11 streamline | |
vt.使成流线型;使简化;使现代化 | |
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12 commissioners | |
n.专员( commissioner的名词复数 );长官;委员;政府部门的长官 | |
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