EU Parliament Flexes Muscles

摘要

Once regarded as a formality, European Parliament approval of the EU commissioners-designate set to take office in November can no longer be guaranteed, reflecting the increased powers won by the 751 -member body over the past few years. One potential casualty could be Spain's Miguel Arias Canete, whose candidacy for the new combined job of EU energy and climate commissioner provoked heated debate at parliamentary hearings last week, with some fearing he could spell bad news for Europe's renewables drive.