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...President and possibly its other members should be elected. Supporters of the move argue that it would do much to overcome the European Union's current "democracy deficit," the perception that the E.U. is insufficiently accountable to the public. Yet others, including the Commission's current President Romano Prodi, fear it would be impossible for any candidate to run an effective E.U.-wide campaign. "Elections for a President would definitely increase the legitimacy of the Commission,'' says Crossick. "National governments are attacked all the time for mismanagement, and people accept it. But Brussels is seen as a foreign land...
...over Israeli behavior. First up: Israel's effort to limit the terms of a U.N. fact-finding mission established to investigate the recent battle at Jenin. Israel is holding off for fear that it is being set up for prosecution or a smear campaign. But European Union commissioner Romano Prodi says he'll use Sunday's Washington summit to press President Bush to "use his influence" to persuade Israel to back down on its "unacceptable" response to a U.N. Security Council resolution backed by the U.S. Even stronger language came from Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, who warned...
...Commission plans. "This is a death sentence for our fishing industry," says Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, a Spanish conservative and member of the European Parliament. Publication of Fischler's proposals was delayed after Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar reportedly pressured Commission President Romano Prodi to soften the reforms. Around the same time Steffen Smidt, the Danish chief of the Commission bureaucracy on fisheries and a strong supporter of the plans, was dismissed, prompting charges that he was forced out for opposing any changes. Then E.U. transport and energy Commissioner Loyola de Palacio, a Spanish conservative with...
...growth for host nations averaged 3.3%. Low Blow For High Tech n Resourceful nerds and music lovers cracked Sony's much-vaunted - and more maligned - compact-disc copy protection. Users overrode the high-tech, anti-piracy CDs by coloring the discs' edges with a decidedly low-tech magic marker. Prodi Gets Direct n European Commission President Romano Prodi surprised friends and foes alike by calling for direct E.U. taxation. The proposal has already met resistance in France, Britain and Germany. Subcontinental Drift n Bombay's stock market tumbled to a year's low as India and Pakistan ramped up their...
...Steeled Nerves European Commission President Romano Prodi announced a package of tariffs designed to protect European steel producers in the wake of surcharges decided by the U.S.E.U. tariffs of between 14.9% and 26% will apply only to imports beyond a certain quota and will be in effect for six months. Imports from developing countries will be exempt. "Unfounded, unnecessary and unfair U.S. action has forced us to take temporary steps to look after E.U. industry and E.U. workers," said trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy. E.U. officials said they feared a 15 million-ton surge in steel imports blocked by planned...