European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso has hinted to colleagues in the college of commissioners that he will back the compromise version of the services directive that emerged this week in the European Parliament, according to British media.
Mr Barroso signalled the consensus plan on the table is not exactly what he had desired to boost competition in the heavily protected services sector, but it can still "deliver results for the European economy," writes the Financial Times...
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