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European Commissioner for Transport
The Commissioner for Transport is the member of the European Commission . The current commissioner is Antonio Tajani .
The portfolio is responsible for the development of transport infastructure in the European Union such as road and rail networks but also navigation systems such as the Galileo positioning system .
Current commissioner Antonio Tajani is a Member of the European Parliament from 1994 . Head of the Forza Italia delegation in Europe, on 8 May 2008 he was appointed by newly elected Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi , as Italy's EU Commissioner. He subs for Franco Frattini that was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs .
Barrot Commissioner Barrot was approved by the European Parliament in 2004 and made a Vice-President in the Barroso Commission . However shortly after he began work, nationalist MEP Nigel Farage revealed Barrot had previously been convicted of fraud in 2000 . French President Jacques Chirac had granted him presidential amnesty. A fact the Commissioner did not disclose during his hearing to the Parliament. Despite calls from some MEPs for him to be suspended he remained in office.
A major project during his term is the Galileo positioning system . Work on the system began a year before Barrot came to office and has developed since with the launch of the first satellite. However in fighting within private sector partners may be a potential set back to the project with Barrot favouring greater funds from the EU budget [1] . Other work includes recent guarantees of air passenger rights [2] and the Single European Sky .
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