by Andre Nilsen

Mr Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, prime minister of Portugal, has won approval from the other leaders in Europe to take over as President of the European Commission in November. He will become the chief executive of the European Union at the most dynamic period in its history. The widening accomplished through enlargement and the deepening that will follow from the constitution dwarf all previous episodes of expansion and integration.

OCGG Government Briefing No 1 (PDF)

OCGG Government Briefing No 1 (PDF) (Norwegian)