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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9903

16 May 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/commission
To ensure capacity for international action in 2009, EU must not delay appointment of Commission president

Brussels, 15/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - Those close to José Manuel Barroso are keen to have the European Council on 18/19 June designate its candidate for the presidency of the next European Commission and to have the newly elected European Parliament vote on this candidature at its constitutive meeting on 15 July. Keeping to this timetable - in line with the conclusions of the European Council of December 2008 - is crucial if the European Union's institutional stability, political...

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