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The Barroso re-appointment soap opera is drawing to a close (Photo: European Commission)

Barroso fails to convince critics in parliament speech

by Honor Mahony, STRASBOURG,

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Tuesday (15 September) went head to head with MEPs in a lively debate over his bid for a second term in office but failed to win over his critics.

The conservative Portuguese politician presented his policy programme to the plenary in Strasbourg in his trademark mixture of French and then English, speaking at first in generalities about the state of Europe in the world before moving on to a few specific proposals, such as the creation...

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The Barroso re-appointment soap opera is drawing to a close (Photo: European Commission)

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