Brussels, 17/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - In response to rumours stating that he is to run for European Commission presidency, the President of the European Council, Bertie Ahern, said he was "honoured and flattered that my name has been mentioned by Prime Ministers and other Government representatives, however there it ends. I am going to stay at home".
Furthermore, according to the Lusa agency, Portuguese Prime Minister Durao Barroso said on Friday, after meeting Bertie Ahern in Lisbon, that...