07/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - A European Commission spokesperson gave short shrift to a press article which was published on Monday on the website of the French daily newspaper Le Monde, claiming that French Prime Minister François Fillon may put himself forward as leader of the next European Commission if José Manuel Barroso should fail to rally support of the majority of MEPs during the vote, which is likely to be held on 16 September. "Everybody is free to speculate and the press is free...