Italy's Premier Silvio Berlusconi has nominated the centrist European Affairs Minister Rocco Buttiglione for the next European Commission instead of current Commissioner Mario Monti.
The next European Commission President, José Manuel Durão Barroso, is said to have given his approval to the nomination.
However, Mr Berlusconi's choice is being seen by the opposition as an attempt by the Prime Minister to hold together his fractured coalition, after recent clashes with the centrist ...
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