EU Commission team gets green light

THE new European Commission was finally approved by the European Parliament yesterday, three months late because of delays over the Lisbon Treaty and questions over one of the nominees.

MEPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of Jose Manuel Barrosso’s new team of 26 commissioners, including Ireland’s Máire Geoghegan-Quinn.

The new Research, Innovation and Science Commissioner reflected the general opinion voiced following the vote in Strasbourg when she said: “A key priority is to work together to ensure we put together a policy member states will be able to respond to in a very practical and very positive way.”