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Last Updated: Thursday, 12 August, 2004, 16:28 GMT 17:28 UK
European Commission appointments
Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Durao Barroso has announced the list of portfolios for his new commissioners.

The commission must be approved by the European Parliament before 1 November.

President: Jose Manuel Durao Barroso (Portugal)

Vice-President, Institutional Relations, Communications: Margot Wallstrom (Sweden)

Vice-President, Enterprise and Industry: Guenter Verheugen (Germany)

Vice-President, Transport: Jacques Barrot (France)

Vice-President, Administration, Audit and Anti-fraud: Siim Kallas (Estonia)

Vice-President, Justice and Home Affairs: Rocco Buttiglione (Italy)

Information Society and Media: Viviane Reding (Luxembourg)

Environment: Stavros Dimas (Greece)

Economic and Monetary Affairs: Joaquin Almunia (Spain)

Regional Policy: Danuta Huebner (Poland)

Fisheries, Maritime Affairs: Joe Borg (Malta)

Budget: Dalia Grybauskaite (Lithuania)

Science and Research: Janez Potocnik (Slovenia)

Education, Culture: Jan Figel (Slovakia)

Health, Consumer Protection: Markos Kyprianou (Cyprus)

Enlargement: Olli Rehn (Finland)

Humanitarian Aid: Louis Michel (Belgium)

Energy: Laszlo Kovacs (Hungary)

Competition: Neelie Kroes-Smit (Netherlands)

Agriculture: Mariann Fischer Boel (Denmark)

External Relations: Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Austria)

Internal Market: Charlie McCreevy (Ireland)

Employment, Social Policy: Vladimir Spidla (Czech Republic)

Trade: Peter Mandelson (UK)

Taxation and Customs: Ingrida Udre (Latvia)




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