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- noun   A member of the 
European Commission . 
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The European Commission has proposed changes to the industry's scope and how it is supervised and high-profile figures such as European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy have consistently rebuked ratings agencies such as Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings for their part in creating the complex securities that have been at the core of the credit market turmoil.
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We will campaign for a gender-equal European Commission and a gender-equal European Parliament and will call for the creation of a European Commissioner for Gender Equality...
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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We will campaign for a gender-equal European Commission and a gender-equal European Parliament and will call for the creation of a European Commissioner for Gender Equality...
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A spokesman for Charlie McCreevy, the European commissioner in charge of internal markets, acknowledged the European Commission hadn't had time to study the German government proposals in detail but said: "We insist that the court ruling is applied in full and that if this turns out not to be the case, we will push forward with a procedure for nonrespect of a court ruling."
Germany Backs 2008
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Wasn't he head honcho European Commissioner for Administrative Reform at the European Commission who blew out a whistle blowing accountant who was trying to expose the expense fiddling and non existent financial controls.
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Former Belgian foreign minister and present day European Commissioner responsible for the development portfolio, despite haven done a decent job, is bringing the European Commission into disrepute by announcing that he intends to run for the Senate in the Belgian elections in June.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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The former European Commissioner has warned Italy to expect sacrifices on the way to restoring public finances and regaining lost international credibility in the face of a mounting crisis which has sent borrowing costs soaring to untenable levels. nL5E7LR1WL
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The former European Commissioner has won the backing of all the main parties except the pro-devolution Northern League, Berlusconi's key partner in the outgoing coalition.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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Monti, a respected economics professor and former European Commissioner, said he would take the crucial economy portfolio himself.
Thestar.com - Home Page James Mackenzie 2011
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Monti, a former European Commissioner, has won the backing of all the main parties except the pro-devolution Northern League, Berlusconi's key partner in the outgoing coalition.
 
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