Barroso rebukes French politicians

As the spectre of a possible French no to the European Constitution grows, the Commission President has urged EU leaders to take control of their national debates and indicated he will not halt his institution's work each time a country faces domestic difficulty.

Speaking on the eve of a gathering of EU heads of state and governments in Brussels to discuss Europe's flagging economy, José Manuel Barroso acknowledged that Europe is "at a very sensitive stage in political terms" and menti...