POLITICS
EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATES AND GOVERNMENTS OF EUROPEAN UNION HELD
We shall remind, that this question on the agenda of summit of heads of the states and governments of EU, carried out in Brussels on June 17, has not found its solution. Then, around the question on the nominees submitted to the post of the next President of the European Commission, the Prime Minister of Belgium Guy Verhofstadt and the commissioner on foreign affairs of EU of Englishman Pattern there was opposition between blocks of parties in parliament of EU, opinions and responses about applicants were divided therefore, the final opinion on candidates has not been generated.
At the extraordinary summit, Chairman of EU Council, the Premier of Ireland Mr. Bertie Ahern has put forward on the post of new President of the EU Commission as a nominee of the Prime Minister of Portugal, 48-years Josй Manuel Durao Barroso. The head of states and governments of the majority of the countries of the European Union, including Germany, France and England, have approved nominee of Durao Barroso, have stated many kind words about his personality and political activity. After approval of the assignment by the parliament of the European Union, he since October will replace on this post of Italian Romano Prodi.
Participants of the summit, observing requirements of the Constitution, have renamed “Department on foreign policy and the policy of EU safety” into the “Ministry of Foreign Affairs of EU” and have ratified Spaniard Javier Solana on the post of the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of the European Union for the period of five years. So, Javier Solana, since 2006, will continue the activity in the rank of Minister of Foreign Affairs of EU.
One-day summit of heads of states and governments of EU has rounded its work.