BRUSSELS, June 29 (Xinhuanet) -- European Union (EU) leaders nominated Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso as new European Commission (EC) president at a special meeting Tuesday night.

    Durao Barroso, 48, will replace Romano Prodi on November 1 this year if he is approved by the European Parliament in July.

    The commission, the EU's executive arm, runs the day-to-day affairs of the 25-nation bloc and presents the image of the European Union to the world. Enditem