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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9852

3 March 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/commission
Nicolas Sarkozy wants to postpone appointment of next president of Commission until after new Irish vote on Lisbon Treaty - José Manuel Barroso opposed

Brussels, 02/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - The timetable for the appointment of the next president of the European Commission remains increasingly uncertain. The Czech Presidency of the EU, as we are aware, would like to reach a political agreement on the name of a successor to José Manuel Barroso at the June European Council. This follows the procedure included in the Treaty of Nice, currently in force, whereby a decision is taken by heads of state and government at qualified majority and then...

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