European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services Michel Barnier attends an interview with Reuters at his office in Paris December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Michel Barnier, the European commissioner for financial regulation, has said he is ready to run for the presidency of the European Union executive succeeding Jose Manuel Barroso.
"If I am chosen by the European People's Party, I am ready to commit myself," the conservative Barnier told Le Figaro newspaper in an interview published on Tuesday. Barnier has for months been seen as a potential candidate but this is the first time he has explicitly confirmed his interest.
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