POR - José Manuel Durão Barroso GCC (Lisboa, 23 de Março de 1956) é um político português e presidente da Comissão Europeia desde Novembro de 2004, após abandonar o cargo de primeiro-ministro de Portugal.
O início da actividade política A sua actividade política teve início nos seus tempos de estudante, antes da Revolução dos Cravos de 25 de Abril de 1974. Foi um dos líderes da FEM-L (Federação dos Estudantes Marxistas-Leninistas), as "jotas" do PCTP-MRPP (Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses - Movimento Reorganizativo do Partido do Proletariado), força política de inspiração maoísta. Em 1980, Durão Barroso aderiu ao ...
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso moved closer to obtaining a second mandate as head of the European Union executive in Brussels after he received the key backing of French President Nicolas Sarkozy at a summit of EU leaders. “I have always liked the way he works, and I have not changed my opinion ... I will not be ashamed to support him,” Sarkozy said. He had previously appeared less enthusiastic about backing Barroso, a conservative and former prime minister of Portugal.
However, Sarkozy suggested delaying Barroso’s appointment until after an October ...
123 - in poll Jose Manuel Barroso French President Nicolas Sarkozy has recommended waiting until Ireland votes on the Lisbon Treaty for a second time before endorsing a candidate to succeed José Manuel Barroso as next president of the European Commission.
Speaking at the conclusion of an extraordinary EU summit on Sunday (1 March), Sarkozy declined to give unreserved support for the former Portuguese prime minister."Regarding the different candidacies, as you know we are subject to the decision of our Irish friends for the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty and depending on that, we will ask ourselves the question," he ...
spetr - in poll Jose Manuel Barroso It is time for José Manuel Barroso to start selling himself. His chances of being re-appointed as President of the European Commission depend on the case he makes. Until the global financial crisis broke, Barroso looked fairly certain to get a second five-year term. Now, it is becoming increasingly hard to find diplomats or policymakers who support him. French President Nicolas Sarkozy is said to have been disappointed by Barroso’s performance during last autumn's financial meltdown, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel also seems to have fallen silent on the matter of his future. ...
RobinT - in poll Jose Manuel Barroso
