По отношение на Жозе Мануел Барозу, важно е да заявя, че той беше единодушно подкрепен в Европейския съвет, че беше добре познат като кандидат и беше представен на избирателите преди избора.
Where José Manuel Barroso is concerned, it is important to state that he was unanimously supported in the European Council, that he was well known as a candidate and had already been introduced to the electorate prior to the election.