EC PRESIDENT JOSE MANUEL BARROSO TO SET FOR THE SECOND TERM
PanARMENIAN.Net/
09.06.2009 13:58 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ EU Commission present President Jose Manuel Barroso
, says he will seek a new mandate from EU leaders at a summit in two
weeks’ time, he said at the press conference in Brussels, Reuters
reports. Former prime minister of Portugal, the 53-year old Jose
Manuel Barroso holds the post of EU Commission President since November
2004. Currently Jose Manuel Barroso is the only officially announced
candidate for the EU Commission presidency and enjoys support of the
majority of leading EU countries. He has a good chance of securing
a second term following the return of a centre-right majority in
the European Parliament elections. The parliament must approve any
nomination put forward by the leaders of the member states.