The leader of the EPP group, Joseph DAUL (FR), confirmed that his group would support Barroso's candidacy, although he warned that "this is not a blank cheque and you will have to fulfil our expectations".
Joseph DAUL (EPP, FR) apstiprināja, ka viņa grupa J.M. Barroso kandidatūru atbalstīs, tomēr atgādināja: "(..) tā nav brīvbiļete un jums būs jāpilda tas, ko mēs no jums sagaidām."