08/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - Denis McShane, British Minster for European Affairs and Vice-President of the Party of European Socialists (PES), expresses indignation in a press release at the announcement by Hans-Gert Pöttering that he EPP-ED Group at the European Parliament would not accept a Socialist president for the new European Commission (see EUROPE of 5 March, p.5). "We need the best-qualified candidate for the job, irrespective of party label or what previous posts they have held",...