Thomson Financial: European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said the EU executive is ‘ready for criticism’ from national politicians over its climate change proposals to be presented on Wednesday. Speaking in London, Barroso said he hopes member states will react positively to proposals which they agreed to in March but is ‘ready for criticism from some national politicians’. As part of its package, the commission will propose an EU-wide cap on carbon dioxide emissions so that by 2020 …