Brussels, 09/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - After having expressed their political support for José Manuel Barroso as president of the next European Commission during the June summit (EUROPE 9925), the 27 member states formally decided on Thursday 9 July, by written procedure, to nominate Mr Barroso as candidate of the European Council for this post between 1 November 2009 and 31 October 2014. The decision was immediately transmitted to the European Parliament, which will have to decide when it...