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Barroso mooted for third term as (EU) Commission president
EU Observer ^ | 09/04/2012 @ 17:41 | Honor Mahony

Posted on 09/04/2012 8:58:25 AM PDT by Olog-hai

European commission President Jose Manuel Barroso should stand for an unprecedented third term in office, one of his senior colleagues has said.

"With Jose Manuel Barroso, we have a very good and active President, who I admire for his strength, his legal mind, his patience and his wisdom in managing the current crisis," Viviane Reding, in charge of justice, told EurActiv Italy.

"My personal wish would be that Jose Manuel stays on for a third term. Because I am sure that we need continuity and stability at the helm of governments in the years to come to continue to make Europe stronger and more resilient to future crises," she went on. …

(Excerpt) Read more at euobserver.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: barroso; europeanunion; eussr; politburo
Kinda easy to make these decisions when nobody in the Commission is chosen by popular vote.
1 posted on 09/04/2012 8:58:33 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

“Archibald Barrasso? Spell your name phonetically!”


2 posted on 09/04/2012 9:03:55 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Olog-hai

“Archibald Barrasso? Spell your name phonetically!”


3 posted on 09/04/2012 9:04:08 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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