The following spoke on the appointment of the Bulgarian and Romanian Commissioners:José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission), Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jeffrey Titford, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Bruno Gollnisch, Non-attached Member.