What do the Parliament's group leaders say about support for José Manuel Barroso and whether this week's European Council should decide on nominating him?
Martin Schulz, leader of the Socialist groupOn supporting Barroso: “I cannot recommend to my group to support Barroso for a second term.” On the timing of the decision: “I strongly recommend to the European Union Council not to proceed to designate the European Commission president during the June Council but instead to postpone that extremely sensitive decision.”
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