Extract from the vote on the Election of the President of the European Commission during the EP Plenary session in Strasbourg.

VERHOFSTADT, Guy (Renew, BE)

plenary session

vote

BUZEK, Jerzy (EPP, PL)

BARROSO, Jose Manuel (PT, EC President)

SCHULZ, Martin (S&D, DE)

DAUL, Joseph (EPP, FR)

appointment of the President of the European Commission (T)

appointment of José Manuel BARROSO as EC President 2004 (T)

Election of the President of the European Commission : extracts from the votes

Jerzy BUZEK EP President, announces the vote to endorse Commission President nominee Jos&eacute; Manuel Barroso

Cutaways on Martin SCHULZ, Daniel COHN BENDIT, Joseph DAUL, Guy VERHOFSTADT voting

Jerzy BUZEK EP President announces the results718 voters /382 in favour/ 219 against/117 abstentions

Joseph Daul EPP Chairman is congratulated by colleagues (2 shots)

Arrival in the Chamber of EC President Jos&eacute; Manuel BARROSO (2 shots)

Congratulations from the Swedish Presidency Cecilia Malstrom and Joseph Daul

Daniel COHN BENDIT congratulates the EC President and hands him a "pace" flag, Guy VERHOFSTADT congratulates Jose Manuel BARROSO

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jerzy Karol BUZEK, EP President, "in line with the results that we just saw on the screen, the president of the European Commission will be the person suggested by the Council Mr Jose Manuel BARROSO"

SOUNDBITE (Portuguese), Jose Manuel BARROSO, EC President designated, Mr President, honourable Members , First and foremost I would like to express my warm thanks to you for this expression of enormous confidence in me. That expression of confidence is a great honour for me ,It is very exiting and it also gives me a strong sense of responsibility.

SOUNDBITE (Portuguese), Jose Manuel BARROSO, EC President designated, Of course I also need to express gratitude to the EPP group which before the election took a risk in Warsaw by expressing their support for my programme"

SOUNDBITE (Portuguese), Jose Manuel BARROSO, EC President designated, " As President of the Commission my party is going to be Europe"

SOUNDBITE (English), Jose Manuel BARROSO, "I believe that the EP and the EC as a typical community institutions have a special duty towards our citizens. and that is exactly what I said I would do and that is exactly what I am going to do, Strong Europe for freedom and solidarity"