Bloodless Coup

The EUP Blocks Commission Nominees

Flexing its ever-growing political muscle the European Parliament has refused to approve the European Commission proposed by incoming EU Commission President Jose Manuel Durao Barroso. While this fight was originally over the conservative Italian who had been proposed to take over the Justice ministry, it now appears that several other nominees to the Commission may be axed too. Oh, and for those of you who think Turkey should be added to the EU, EUpolitix notes there's one more that perhaps should be added to the list to be replaced. As someone who studies international relations this is really rather fascinating to watch - a hugely powerful supranational IGO growing ever stronger continuing to gradually assert more power over the states that seemingly comprise it.