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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8731

22 June 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/commission
Mr Ahern continues consultation on future Commission President - Extraordinary European Council on 27 or 30 June? - New candidates emerge - "Group of Wise" to break deadlock?

Brussels, 21/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - Bertie Ahern, the Irish Prime Minister, restarted his telephone consultations with his EU counterparts on Monday, with a view to finding an agreement on the appointment of the future President of the Commission- a question the Taoiseach intends to resolve before the Irish Presidency's mandate expires on 30 June. A special summit will be convened, but only when there is agreement on one person, said a source close to the Irish Presidency. On Monday,...

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