The outgoing Czech and incoming Swedish presidencies of the European Union are to hold consultations with all political groups in the European Parliament throughout the coming week, anxious that the group leaders will place a vote on the candidacy of European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso for a second term in office on the agenda of the first sitting of the parliament later on in the month.
They also want to gauge whether the centre-right politician, deeply unpopular amongst ...
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