Barroso to resist lobbying for plum jobs on next Commission; Dutch renominate opposition party politician Neelie Kroes
Nov 25th, 2009 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, on Tuesday told the European Parliament that he will resist lobbying for the plum jobs on the next Commission. Also on Tuesday, the Dutch government renominated Neelie Kroes, the outgoing competition commissioner and one of the most effective members of the existing Commission to return to Brussels. Kroes is a member of an opposition party in the Dutch parliament.