Food Law News - EU - 2008


EP News Item, 9 April 2008

ADMINISTRATION - MEPs approve new Cypriot Commissioner for health Androula Vassiliou

The House voted in favour of approving the new Cypriot Commissioner Androula Vassiliou for Public Health, Food Safety, Animal Health and Welfare, with 446 votes in favour 7 against and 29 abstentions.

A new Commissioner is needed following the resignation of fellow Cypriot Markos Kyprianou, who left to take up the post of foreign minister in the new Cypriot government. Ms Vassiliou was nominated by the Cypriot government and the Council of the European Union has already given its support to her nomination.

Now appointed, Ms Vassiliou will be in office at least until the appointment of a new Commission after the June 2009 European Parliament elections. The new Commissioner will take part in the debate later on combating cancer in the enlarged European Union.


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