Barroso creates new balance of power

The EU Parliament must take advantage of the new legislative responsibilities it has acquired with the appointment of the new EU Commission, writes the daily Frankfurter Rundschau: "Barroso has three months to react to the legislative iniatives coming from the Parliament. And the Commission has one year to formulate the MEPs' proposals as a draft law. If it can't or doesn't want to, it must provide detailed reasons why not. With this development the MEPs come a large step closer to the independent legislative competence they are seeking. The stiffest opposition to this concession of Barroso's came from the heads of government of the 27 EU member states, the European Council. ... Now the MEPs must show that apart from standing up for their rights, they are also ready to put their new powers to good use. Only then will the new balance of power in Europe help the EU out of its precarious position."

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