EU leaders give Barroso full backing

ALL 25 leaders of the EU gave their unanimous support to the Portuguese Prime Minister’s nomination as the next President of the commission.

The 48-year-old centre-right politician, Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, gave a sparkling performance in three languages his native Portuguese, French and English at a press conference immediately afterwards in Brussels.

With witty asides he addressed the criticisms that have been made of him and promised to lead a strong commission for the next five years.