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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9925

20 June 2009
EUROPEAN COUNCIL / (eu) eu/european council
Unanimity in favour of José Manuel Barroso - Political groups will determine Parliament's timetable

Brussels, 18/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - During the night of Thursday 18 June in Brussels, the 27 heads of state and government of the EU unanimously gave their political support to the reappointment of José Manuel Barroso as leader of the next European Commission. However, his formal appointment to the post remains surrounded by a great many unknowns... starting with the timetable. The European Council gave a mandate to the Czech and Swedish Presidencies to start consultations with the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
EUROPEAN COUNCIL
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
TIMETABLE
SUPPLEMENT