Comments on: Barroso new EC head. http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/barroso-new-ec-head/ European Opinion Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:39:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: wim verhelst http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/barroso-new-ec-head/comment-page-1/#comment-4115 wim verhelst Thu, 01 Jul 2004 15:23:10 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=716#comment-4115 several possibilities; Ok, browser not functioning. That's why half of the sentences in this article are awkward or unfinished. Or, intented as a literary masterpiece. Not suiting considering content? It's reading like a transcript of conversation. I'm not under the impression the author doesn't know how to write a clear article in English, if so, my apologies. What I am trying to say is; is there a translation of your article in plain, clear English for the whole of Europe to understand and enjoy, please? several possibilities;
Ok, browser not functioning. That’s why half of the sentences in this article are awkward or unfinished.
Or, intented as a literary masterpiece. Not suiting considering content?
It’s reading like a transcript of conversation. I’m not under the impression the author doesn’t know how to write a clear article in English, if so, my apologies.

What I am trying to say is; is there a translation of your article in plain, clear English for the whole of Europe to understand and enjoy, please?

]]> By: Morten http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/barroso-new-ec-head/comment-page-1/#comment-4114 Morten Thu, 01 Jul 2004 11:42:00 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=716#comment-4114 there is a conservative majority in the EU parliament That depends on how you count. But to be fair, they are the largest group, and if the parlament was to chose a government on its own, the EC head would most likely be a rather center conservative (or a liberal, if they had some good negotiators). there is a conservative majority in the EU parliament
That depends on how you count. But to be fair, they are the largest group, and if the parlament was to chose a government on its own, the EC head would most likely be a rather center conservative (or a liberal, if they had some good negotiators).

]]> By: Aidan Kehoe http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/barroso-new-ec-head/comment-page-1/#comment-4113 Aidan Kehoe Wed, 30 Jun 2004 16:51:42 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=716#comment-4113 He seemed moderately charming on TV last night, which will do no harm. James: Y'know, I think Chirac may have endorsed him because he's a Romance speaker more than because of his politics. That would be in tune with his generally specious reasoning about the other candidates for the post. :-) . He seemed moderately charming on TV last night, which will do no harm.

James: Y’know, I think Chirac may have endorsed him because he’s a Romance speaker more than because of his politics. That would be in tune with his generally specious reasoning about the other candidates for the post. :-) .

]]> By: Georg http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/barroso-new-ec-head/comment-page-1/#comment-4112 Georg Wed, 30 Jun 2004 13:28:54 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=716#comment-4112 Two additional features of Barroso: From a non-founding member state, and from the periphery. Both much to the liking of the Austrian PM, as he said yesterday on TV. The EU periphery seems to have gained in power with the recent enlargement. @James: I think it's simpler than that, there is a conservative majority in the EU parliament, and the impending constitution will demand that the parliamentary majority is respected when choosing the commission president. Two additional features of Barroso: From a non-founding member state, and from the periphery. Both much to the liking of the Austrian PM, as he said yesterday on TV. The EU periphery seems to have gained in power with the recent enlargement.

@James: I think it’s simpler than that, there is a conservative majority in the EU parliament, and the impending constitution will demand that the parliamentary majority is respected when choosing the commission president.

]]> By: James R MacLean http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/barroso-new-ec-head/comment-page-1/#comment-4111 James R MacLean Wed, 30 Jun 2004 06:27:46 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=716#comment-4111 I was a bit startled skimming Barroso's credentials (Wiki). I'm just a Yank, but I was wondering if the choice of a startlingly pro-Washington, budget-cutting conservative was actually intended to win some confidence with the main constitutents of the Euro-skeptics? Forgive me for using the convention that treats the EU as one single gigantic country--I know it isn't, but--Barroso seems to favor the more "conservative" regions of the EU, which are the tough fight. Sort of like the Dems in the USA seeking to take the political center so that the left has no choice but to vote Dem. Likewise, the gamble is that leftwing opponents of the EU aren't going to be a significant political bloc. That's my hypothesis. Plausible? I was a bit startled skimming Barroso’s credentials (Wiki). I’m just a Yank, but I was wondering if the choice of a startlingly pro-Washington, budget-cutting conservative was actually intended to win some confidence with the main constitutents of the Euro-skeptics? Forgive me for using the convention that treats the EU as one single gigantic country–I know it isn’t, but–Barroso seems to favor the more “conservative” regions of the EU, which are the tough fight. Sort of like the Dems in the USA seeking to take the political center so that the left has no choice but to vote Dem. Likewise, the gamble is that leftwing opponents of the EU aren’t going to be a significant political bloc.

That’s my hypothesis. Plausible?

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