Barroso urges delay in Portuguese Constitution referendum

European Commission President José Manuel Durão Barroso has urged his native Portugal to delay its planned referendum on the constitution.

Portugal had pencilled in a referendum for March. However, the government is in turmoil after President Jorge Sampaio, a socialist, moved to dissolve parliament and called for an early vote.

"A time of political crisis is certainly not the best moment to discuss the European constitution", said Mr Barroso while attending a conference on Europea...