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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9922

17 June 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/commission
Daniel Cohn-Bendit warns European Council that EP majority will vote against Barroso's appointment in July

Brussels, 16/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - Although this week's European Council (18/19 June) decided to formally designate José Manuel Barroso as the president of the next European Commission, it is in danger of the European Parliament voting against it in July. On Tuesday, the co-president of the Greens, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, affirmed that this will not necessarily be against the Barroso candidacy but “against the Barroso method, which over the last few days has taken advantage of the treaty...

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