Brussels-Belgium - November 24, 2004---The Euroepan Commission meets for the first time on its regular-weekly cycle at its refurbished Headquarters 'Berlaymont'; here, the President of the EC, Jose (José) Manuel BARROSO (le) from Portugal with the European Commissioner Joaquin (Joaquín) ALMUNIA (ri) from Spain and in charge of Economic and Monetary Affairs---Photo: Horst Wagner/eup-images