Just three months ago, Jose Manuel Durao Barroso was being hailed as the saviour of the European Commission-if not the European Union. After years of uncertain leadership under Romano Prodi, the Portuguese politician was greeted as just what the commission needed-a good communicator, tough and decisive. This week it all went wrong. Mr Barroso was unable to get the European Parliament to approve his 25-member commission. Faced with the certainty of a negative vote, he chose instead to withdraw his team-promising to reshuffle it and then re-submit it to the parliament for approval some time in the next month.
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机译：就在三个月前，何塞·曼努埃尔·杜劳·巴罗佐（Jose Manuel Durao Barroso）被誉为欧盟委员会（如果不是欧盟委员会）的救星。在罗曼诺·普罗迪（Romano Prodi）领导下多年不确定的领导地位之后，这位葡萄牙政治家被视为委员会所需要的-良好的沟通者，坚决而果断。这周一切都错了。巴罗佐先生无法让欧洲议会批准其25名成员的委员会。面对肯定的否定投票，他选择撤出有希望重组的团队，然后在下个月的某个时间将其重新提交国会批准。
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