What the EU needs during the current economic crisis, and in the vital debate on a post-Kyoto settlement to tackle global warming, is strong leadership from a Commission president who is not afraid of being unpopular – even with the big member states. Mr Barroso must show that he will be more independent in a second term. In exchange, the parliament should give him its clear endorsement in September. Any further hesitation would be unlikely to produce a better candidate. It would just be a demonstration of pointless institutional squabbling.
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