New European Commission, August 2004

José Manuel Barroso, President designate of the European Commission has now announced the distribution of portfolios for the new Commissioners nominated by the twenty-five member states. Details can be found on his website at http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/commissioners/barroso/index_en.htm with links to further information including two press releases in the RAPID database, IP/04/1029 and IP/04/1030. To put faces to names visit the Audiovisual Library at http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/mediatheque/photo/barroso/commission_en.htm where photographs of the nominated Commissioners are displayed with details of the responsibilities allocated to them.