PM sets his sights on protectionism

Article reports that UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Peter Mandelson will lead a UK push June 2009 to shape economic policy in Europe and resist French protectionist pressures. They will lobby for José Manuel Barroso to be reappointed as European Commission president at the European Council, Brussels, 18-19 June 2009.

ESO: Background information: Sweden fuels tensions over Barroso’s future http://www.europeansources.info/record/sweden-fuels-tensions-over-barrosos-future/

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