Another chance for Barroso?

Yesterday, Tuesday, José Manuel Barroso declared his intention of running for a second term of office as head of the European Commission to current EU Council President Jan Fischer. The conservative daily Lidové Noviny writes: "This makes official what has been an open secret for two years now - that Barroso wants to stay in Brussels. While two years ago there were doubts that he would be nominated this time it's more or less certain. But Barroso's path to a second mandate was not without hurdles. He has been subjected to a torrent of criticism, especially from the top federalists among Europe's politicians. … Barroso loves the limelight and has proven he can turn a blind eye when the big states commit a foul. But the majority of national heads of government get along quite well with him, perhaps also because as a former Portuguese prime minister he is one of them."

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