Meeting in Sweden on the evening of 9 June and the following morning, the German, British, Dutch and Swedish heads of government, who all hail from the same political family, postponed the tricky question of the choice of the figure to be appointed to succeed José Manuel Barroso at the Commission.
"Personal issues were not the focus of our discussions. We wanted to focus on content, which is so important for the citizens of our countries," commented Angela Merkel.
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