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EU COMMISSION
EU COMMISSION: In blow to new European Commission and French President Macron,
French commissioner designate Sylvie Goulard is rejected by European Parliament
in confirmatory vote.  
- Goulard faced two hearings for senior internal market portfolio and was
rejected by a margin of 82-29.
- Previously an MEP, Goulard hails from Macron's En Marche, part of the centrist
liberal Renew Europe group in the European Parliament. 
- Faced accusations of impropriety over alleged use of European Parliament
assistant for domestic political work. 
- Early sign that the Parliament will seek to play a more activist role in
challenging Commission for primacy in EU affairs over coming years. 
- Goulard snub means three commissioner designates rejected by Parliament. One
from each major group, socialist S&D, conservative EPP and liberal Renew Europe.

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