The hearings in which MEPs assess the abilities of the 26 candidates for President José Manuel Barroso's new Commission start on 11 January. The stakes are high, as the Parliament cannot reject single candidates, only the entire Commission. But would many Members be willing to rock the boat, given the institutional and economic crises of the past years?
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