First, there’s the question of whether the European Commission’s current president, former Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Manuel Barroso, should get another five-year term. His early promise to be the EU executive body’s new broom has turned into a steady-as-she-goes captaincy, and there’s the added question of whether his re-appointment might turn the job into a standard 10-year post for his successors, regardless of their abilities.
另外四个职务有可能由于某种平衡而作为一揽子交易而决定。首先是欧盟委员会的现任主席、葡萄牙前总理巴罗索是否应该连任五年。他原先要新官上任三把火，结果却四平八稳。而且还有一个问题，那就是再度任命他是否会把这一职务变成标准的10年任期，而无论其继任者的能力如何。