Brussels, 09/11/2004 (Agence Europe) - The future Commission of José Manuel Barroso has to be prepared for direct confrontation with Member States if its necessary for pushing forward economic reforms in the European Union, according to the Commissioner-designate for trade, Peter Mandelson from the United Kingdom. On Monday in Birmingham, where he was addressing the British employers' association (CBI), he stated that, "We need a tough, strong, independent-minded, well-led, efficient...