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News Archive 2004

27/10/2004
Barroso Buckles Under Pressure

Jose Manuel Barroso has today withdrawn his proposed Commission in the face of potential defeat during the vote in the European Parliament.

The President of the Commission designate will now bring forward a new proposal following further consultations with the political groups in the European Parliament and the European Council.

Jonathan Evans MEP, Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament, said: "Mr Barroso should have stood firm in the face of this left wing whitchunt. By giving into the Socialists we are now stuck with Neil Kinnock and the rest of the failed Prodi Commission. We will closely examine Mr Barroso's new proposals to see there is evidence of him giving ground to the Communists, Greens and Socialists. At present he cannot necessarily rely on the support of British Conservatives."

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