Barroso je u septembru pobijedio na reizboru za drugi petogodišnji mandat na čelu izvršnog tijela EU, ali članove njegovog novog kabineta tek treba odobriti Evropski parlament (EP).
Barroso won re-election for a second five-year term at the head of the EU executive in September, but the members of his new cabinet still must be approved by the European Parliament (EP).