One of his first moves in office was to persuade his European Union peers to remove a clause from the now-frozen Lisbon treaty stating that competition was a key EU objective.
In a separate report the Commission also recommended opening talks with Kosovo on reaching a Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the EU - a key step towards full EU accession negotiations.
The areas presently subject to QMV are limited, with key issues requiring agreement by all EU members.
The country's refusal to recognise Kosovo was one of the key barriers to any prospects of EU accession.
David Cameron has accused Ed Miliband of "rank opportunism" after the Labour leader decided to back Tory rebels in a key EU budget vote in the Commons.
That is not how things are going so far: on May 26th-27th, the convention published the first full draft of the constitution but admitted that its members are still greatly divided over the key section on reforming the EU's institutions.
Later on Wednesday and on Thursday it will be voting on key austerity measures agreed with the EU and the IMF.
Ensuring the security of the EU's external borders is a key condition.
But Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg reportedly wants the review to be undertaken in a low-key manner to avoid souring relations with other EU member states.
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They face the drastic prospect of having to discard plans set out in the constitution for a new, more formal European layer of government, including an embryonic EU diplomatic service and more EU-level powers over key areas like immigration.
"This is a landmark agreement and a benchmark for what we want to achieve with other key trading partners, " said EU trade commissioner Karel De Gucht.
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He said the country was a key ally and that the EU should make more movement towards Turkish accession.
The European Court of Justice has declared that certain key aspects of the open-skies deals are contrary to EU law.
The key relationship that underpins the EU is usually the Franco-German alliance.
He suggested inviting Poland to join the group of key European nations, in recognition of the enlarged EU of 25 member states.
There are key EU economic reports out later this week, and with the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, many U.S. traders and investors are a bit worried that with U.S. markets closed on Thursday, the world market place may be able to get the jump on the U.S., regarding any fresh, major EU developments that could occur on Thursday.
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She said the mobility of Labour was a "key achievement" of the EU and "a pillar" of the single market.
As well as the pressure from America and the EU, a key determining factor will be the attitude of Mr Putin.
Turkish MP Afif Demirkiran used the debate to call once again for his country to be accepted into the EU, saying it had played a key role in European energy policy.
The problem there was weakness hitting key core markets France and Germany, currently shouldering the burden of saving the EU. European equities spent most of the day in the red but recovered toward the end of the trading session, which closes at 11:30 AM ET.
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Also, other key economies including the EU, China and Japan are showing no signs of genuine improvement.
Whether they are now able to move on from their "first date" this week to build a successful political marriage is the key to the EU's capacity to navigate its way out of its current crisis.
The key issue, therefore, relates to an independent Scotland's membership of the EU. As outlined, an independent Scottish state could not automatically become a new member of the EU upon independence because there is no explicit provision for this process in the EU's own membership rules.
One of the key drivers of the change was the expansion of the EU and the arrival of Polish workers.
The session was one of the last key policy hearings chaired by Spanish politicians before Spain hands over the presidency of the EU to Belgium.
Most importantly though, one should find pragmatic solutions to solve the recurrent norms dispute the EU and the US have frequently had (i.e. on low-key issues such as beef hormones).
The EU rule is a blow to Croatian winemakers looking to raise their profile in key European markets.
Crucially, enthusiasm from Germany, the EU's largest economy and a key supporter of the tax, appears to be waning.
Liberals add that a key to higher growth is to remove barriers to the EU's single market, particularly in services.
In Brussels today a key EU committee voted to approve a directive that would extend music copyright from 50 to 70 years.
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