Barroso plays his hand to stay in Brussels game

José Manuel Barroso, the centre-right Portuguese politician, wants a second five-year term as European Commission president for the period 2009-2014. Will he get it? Does he deserve it?

ESO: Background information: Barroso pushing for early decision on new Commission http://www.europeansources.info/record/barroso-pushing-for-early-decision-on-new-commission/

The Economist, No.8634, 6.6.09: Charlemagne: Lonely at the top http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13782546

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