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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9917

10 June 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/commission
Barroso to stand for Commission Presidency on condition that European Council and European Parliament support his political platform

Brussels, 09/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has officially announced that he will stand for re-appointment as head of the incoming Commission. He told press of his intentions in Brussels on Tuesday 9 June, after a meeting with Czech Prime minister Jan Fischer, who currently chairs the European Council. At their meeting, which was in preparation for the European summit of 18-19 June, Fischer asked if he could put forward Barroso's name in the...

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