Barroso to run for third term

EurActiv reported on the 1 April 2014 that current European Commission president José Manuel Barroso would be seeking a third mandate as head of the EU executive, after his bid to become NATO secretary-general was unsuccessful.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background Information: Barroso refuses to rule out third term bid http://www.europeansources.info/record/barroso-refuses-to-rule-out-third-term-bid/

ESO: Background information: Norwegian ex-PM Stoltenberg tipped as next NATO chief / Nato names Stoltenberg next chief http://www.europeansources.info/record/norwegian-ex-pm-stoltenberg-tipped-as-next-nato-chief-nato-names-stoltenberg-next-chief/

ESO: Background information: European Parliament: Election, May 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-parliament-election-may-2014/

ESO: Background information: The European Parliament’s election of the President of the European Commission http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-european-parliaments-election-of-the-president-of-the-european-commission/

EurActiv, 07.04.14: Katainen seeks top EU job http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/katainen-seeks-top-eu-job-301377

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