Declaration of the Berlin European Council on the nomination of the Commission President.

European Parliament resolution of 5 May 1999 on the nomination of the Commission President.

Romano Prodi, President designate of the European Commission, presents the new team of Commissioners that the Member States, with his agreement, will be proposing to the European Parliament for approval.

Speech by Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission to the European Parliament, 14 September 1999.

Speech by Romano Prodi, President-designate of the European Commission: Compromise Resolution on the 'Prodi Commission' (Strasbourg, 15 September 1999).

The European Parliament approves the Prodi Commission.

On 15 September 1999 during a meeting in Strasbourg under the presidency of Nicole Fontaine, Members of the European Parliament voted in favour of the composition and the mandate of the Commission presided over by the Italian, Romano Prodi. His team took over from Jacques Santer's Commission, which collectively resigned on 15 March 1999.

In an interview following the vote of approval on the Prodi Commission which took place in Strasbourg, the new European Union Commissioner for Enlargement - the German, Günter Verheugen - highlighted the European Parliament's support of the new executive and also referred to the Parliament's desire to strengthen its powers.

European Parliament Resolution of 15 September 1999 on the 'Prodi Commission'.

European Parliament Decision of 15 September 1999 electing the nominee Commission.

On 15 September 1999, following the vote of approval by MEPs of the new Commission, Nicole Fontaine, President of the European Parliament, holds a press conference with Romano Prodi, new President of the European Commission, at which she sets out their priorities for interinstitutional cooperation.

Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Communities of 15 September 1999, appointing the President and the Members of the Commission of the European Communities.

Address delivered by the President of the European Commission at the Court of Justice of the European Communities, where the Members of the Commission are taking an oath following their nomination.

On 17 September 1999, Romano Prodi delivers an address to the Court of Justice of the European Communities, Luxembourg, on the occasion of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Commission. The members of the Prodi Commission are seated in the front row of the audience.