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  • Orban gives way in dispute with EU

    Hungary’s premier Viktor Orban has yielded in a dispute with the European union over contested laws tightening his government’s control over institutions… 19/01/2012

  • EU decision over legal action against Hungary due within days

    The European Commission will decide next week whether it is taking legal action against debt-ridden Hungary over its new constitution. Budapest wants laws… 13/01/2012

  • Denmark seeks to unify EU divisions

    Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and European Commission Chief Jose Manuel Barroso have stressed the need for unity if Europe is to solve its debt… 12/01/2012

  • EU heads gather to launch Danish presidency

    Denmark’s Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has welcomed EU leaders to Copenhagen for the official launch of the country’s six month EU presidency. The… 11/01/2012

  • Translation problem at the European Parliament – nocomment

    During the press conference with the polish president of the EU council, Juan Manuel barroso can not hear the portuguese interpretation. He only had german… 14/12/2011

  • New Greek premier visits Brussels to fight for aid

    Greece’s new Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has repeated that all parties in his unity coalition must give written support to the country’s new bailout plan… 21/11/2011

  • Euro zone faces systemic crisis, Barroso warns

    The euro zone will not survive unless it becomes more integrated, Jose Manuel Barroso has warned. Addressing MEPs at the European Parliament in Strasbourg… 16/11/2011

  • EU leaders gather in Brussels for crucial summit

    Europe’s leaders arrived at the European Council for the crucial two-leg summit to tackle the deepening sovereign debt crisis. German Chancellor, Angela… 23/10/2011

  • The Greek crisis: assessing the EU’s response

    It has been two years since cracks first started appearing in the single currency. Markets were spooked when Greece admitted in October 2009 that it’s debt… 20/10/2011

  • EU’s Barroso unveils 50 billion euro growth plan

    The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled plans to spend 50 billion euros on improving Europe’s transport, energy and internet networks. Commission… 19/10/2011

  • How do you solve a problem like the debt crisis?

    European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has unveiled a plan he says “charts Europe’s way out of the economic crisis”. He said the region’s banks… 12/10/2011

  • Barroso presents bank recapitalisation plan

    European Commission President Jose Manual Barroso has unveiled details of a bank recapitalisation plan to help cope with the euro zone’s debt crisis. “For… 12/10/2011

  • EU feels let down by Ukraine over Tymoshenko

    The EU has expressed disappointment at the Tymoshenko verdict. A statement from the foreign policy office said justice was being applied selectively in… 11/10/2011

  • Your questions answered by José Manuel Barroso

    The president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, has answered questions put to him by citizens online. The written and video questions came… 07/10/2011

  • Germany backs recapitalisation of banks

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said her government would recapitalise banks if required, but stressed that Europe must agree uniform criteria… 05/10/2011

  • Barroso seeks MEPs support

    This was no ordinary State of the Union address. President Barroso stood in front of MEPs in the European Parliament knowing the challenge facing Europe was… 28/09/2011

  • Barroso: « Your views are key »

    Europe is at a defining moment and we need to take momentous decisions on the economy and also on our place in the world. As President of the European… 28/09/2011

  • Barroso’s rallying cry

    EU president Jose Manuel Barroso has called on leaders to unite ahead of Thursday’s summit on Europe’s debt crisis. Speaking in Brussels he warned failure… 21/07/2011

  • Rising commodity costs threaten global economy, Sarkozy warns

    Spiralling food and energy prices are threatening global economic growth, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has warned. Speaking in Brussels, the current G20… 14/06/2011

  • Barroso outlines Europe’s stance on UN’s Millennium Development Goals

    They will be difficult to attain, but the UN’s Millennium Development Goals are feasible according to José-Manuel Barroso. They have been at the heart of… 24/09/2010

  • Medvedev promises euro aid but rebuffs election concerns

    Russian President Dmitri Medvedev made it clear that a visit to Brussels was for him to talk about the future of the euro and visa-free travel, not for… 15/12/2011

  • Medvedev rebuffs EU concern over Russian polls

    He did not quite say “it is none of your business”, but President Dmitry Medvedev’s message was clear as EU leaders raised the thorny topic of Russia’s recent… 15/12/2011

  • Pressure on Brussels amid new debt crisis warnings

    Hours after EU and US officials met to discuss how to fight the European debt crisis, euro zone finance ministers will today attempt to boost their… 29/11/2011

  • Leaders’ confident euro rescue deal will succeed

    The last attempt to put a stop to the spiralling crisis resulted in a deal on July 21st. But that quickly broke down because the private sector did not have… 27/10/2011

  • Barroso answers citizens’ questions

    In an unprecedented half-hour live broadcast on euronews the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, has responded to questions from the… 06/10/2011

  • Steve Jobs changed the world, says Barroso

    European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso paid tribute to Steve Jobs in an interview with euronews’ Alex Taylor on Thursday. “Its a great loss. I think… 06/10/2011

  • City of London slams EU transaction tax

    Bank shares fell in London as the British government said it would resist a proposed financial transaction tax. London would be hardest hit by the levy as… 29/09/2011

  • Barroso on state of the EU

    In his State of the Union address, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso took some pains to avoid the same sort of criticism he heard after the… 28/09/2011

  • Barroso urges economic union in face of euro crisis

    The European Commission President has called for more economic integration to tackle the euro zone crisis.   In his annual State of the Union address in… 28/09/2011

  • Barroso outlines plans for EU financial transaction tax

    The European Commission President has called for more economic integration and power at European level, to tackle the crisis in the eurozone. In his State… 28/09/2011

  • Europe to get new tax for financial sector

    European stock markets opened on Wednesday awaiting details of a new EU-wide financial transaction tax due to be announced in Strasbourg. The Financial… 28/09/2011

  • Polish presidency gets down to work

    The euro debt crisis, Schengen border controls and carbon emission reduction – there was plenty to talk about as European Commission officials sat down with… 08/07/2011

  • Papandreou prepares for crucial vote

    Premier George Papandreou has been rallying EU support before facing today’s confidence vote in the Greek parliament. He was in Brussels yesterday spelling… 21/06/2011

  • G8 throws its weight behind ‘Arab spring’

    The G8’s final day of talks involved meeting several African leaders, and included a promise of financing for Tunisia and Egypt, the leaders of the so-called… 27/05/2011

  • Barroso warns Kosovo on reforms

    The European Commission President has been laying the foundations for new ties with Kosovo – specifically a new EU-funded municipal building at… 20/05/2011

  • Uzbek-EU contact stirs human rights anger

    The controversial president of Uzbekistan under whose authority protesters in the country were killed by state forces five years ago has been received in… 24/01/2011

  • Europe and the WikiLeaks affair

    Freedom of information exchange and cybersecurity have been under intense discussion in the European Parliament. Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso… 14/12/2010

  • EU denies Portugal is seeking bailout

    The head of the European Commission has dismissed reports that Portugal is joining Ireland in seeking a European bailout. Speaking in Paris, Jose Manuel… 27/11/2010

  • EU Commission assessing France’s Roma action ‘objectively’

    European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, attending UN talks in New York, tells euronews he sees his duty clearly concerning the investigation into… 22/09/2010

  • EU unity battered in Roma row

    Unity in the EU took a battering with reports of ‘violent’ exchanges between France and the European Commission – and claim and counter-claim between France… 17/09/2010

  • EU “state of union” speech aims to stir morale

    In Strasbourg, the European Parliament has re-opened after the summer recess. The citizens of the French city were demonstrating against pension reforms while… 07/09/2010

  • ‘Swim together or sink separately’ – Barroso on EU

    Jose Manuel Barroso has used his first US-style ‘state of the union’ address to call for solidarity in tackling Europe’s economic problems The President of… 07/09/2010

  • Barroso gives EU “state of union” address

    Jose Manuel Barroso has called on EU countries to show solidarity in tackling Europe’s economic problems over the next year. “We either swim together, or sink… 07/09/2010

  • Greek crisis set to dominate EU talks

    The debt-laden Greek economy is set to dominate talks between EU leaders in Brussels later on Thursday. Greece is struggling to pay back debts of some 300… 25/03/2010

  • Europe’s economy new EU commission’s priority

    Steering Europe’s hardpressed economies out of dangerous waters will be the focus of the new EU commission after finally getting approval from the European… 10/02/2010

  • New European Commission approved by EU Parliament

    Barroso II has been given the green light.   Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have approved the lineup of the new European Commission.   This clears… 09/02/2010

  • European Parliament approves new Commission

    Today is one of the rare occasions when the European parliament truly comes centre-stage in EU politics. That is because its job this Tuesday is to vote on… 09/02/2010

  • Barroso talks to euronews on his second term

    The euronews Brussels correspondent, Sergio Cantone, asked President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso about his priorities for his second term… 08/02/2010

  • Barroso II: European parliament to vote on new EC team

    The new European Commission officially takes office next week if, as expected all the fresh appointments are approved by the European Parliament on… 08/02/2010

  • Workings of the European Commission

    Headquartered in the Berlaymont building in Brussels, the European Commission acts as an executive of the European Union, like a supranational independent… 07/02/2010

  • Barroso, centrist reformer and chameleon

    José Manuel Barroso, in his first five years in office as President of the European Commission, showed his power of political adaptability so often he was… 07/02/2010

  • Commission less neo-liberal than before – expert

    Political expert Mario Telo, from the Institute for European Studies in Brussels, speaks to euronews about the European Commission-in-waiting. Sergio… 07/02/2010

  • Commissioners must convince MEPs they can do the job

    To become a European Commissioner means sitting a test. The European Parliament has power of approval over the whole team, though individual rejections are… 07/02/2010

  • Bulgarian Euro Commission candidate stands down

    Bulgaria’s candidate for the European Commission has withdrawn her nomination to join the executive, amid questions about her business dealings and her… 19/01/2010

  • Barroso II Commission

    The members of the European Commission being dubbed ‘the Barroso II team’, newly-appointed by the EU states, must still win the approval of the European… 04/01/2010

  • Barroso’s new team to focus on economy

    European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has named the 26 people for his new executive. He chose his new team of nine women and 18 men with a… 28/11/2009

  • Barroso names new EU commission team

    European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has announced his new team of commissioners to steer the 27-nation bloc through the next five years:   “I’m… 27/11/2009

  • Barroso presses Czech leader to sign Lisbon Treaty

    “Absurd and surreal.” That is how European Commission president José Manuel Barroso sees the notion of going through the Lisbon Treaty ratification process… 13/10/2009

  • The EU expresses thanks to the Irish people

    After Irish government officials declared victory in Friday’s referendum, the European Commission President Jose Manual Barroso smiled. He thanked the Irish… 03/10/2009

  • Parliament endorses Barroso

    Jose Manuel Barroso has won the support he needed from the European Parliament to serve another five years as the president of the powerful European… 16/09/2009

  • Barroso’s final job pitch

    Accentuating social angles, Jose Manuel Barroso has made his final pitch to the European Parliament to secure its members’ support for another five years as… 15/09/2009

  • Long shot or landslide for Barroso?

    Barroso is expected to win endorsement, but by what margin? Parliament members who are against him tried to delay the vote. One reason is it is being held… 15/09/2009

  • Parliament votes this week on Barroso’s job

    This is the week Jose Manuel Barroso’s European Commission presidency is put to a vote in the European Parliament. The full assembly sitting is just getting… 14/09/2009

  • Shuffling for next Commission

    If Portugal’s Jose Manuel Barroso wins EU parliament approval next week for another run as European Commission president, he’ll do it with a different team… 11/09/2009

  • Barroso heads for EP vote amid doubts

    A weaker mandate than his first could await Jose Manuel Barroso if he secures a fragile simple majority in the European Parliament vote for his bid to remain… 10/09/2009

  • Barroso struggles to win over opponents

    Jose Manuel Barroso has been on the campaign trail to whip up support for a second term as European Commission President. With the parliamentary vote due… 10/09/2009

  • Barroso seeks parliament groups’ approval

    Jose Manuel Barroso pushes on with his campaign to get the backing of the European Parliament’s main political groups to work a second five-year term as… 08/09/2009

  • Barroso approaches parliament test

    Holidays over, Jose Manuel Barroso sets out to convince enough of the European Parliament’s members to accept his bid for a second five-year term at the head… 27/08/2009

  • French call for EU milk help

    The new French Agriculture Minister Bruno Le Maire has appealed to European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to intervene in the falling milk price… 03/07/2009

  • EP awaits Council clarity on Barroso

    New Liberal leader in the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt has placed the ball firmly in the EU Council’s court over Jose Manuel Barroso’s candidature to… 02/07/2009

  • Barroso now faces European Parliament approval

    There was little hiding Jose Manuel Barroso’s emotion after the EU leaders spoke with one voice to endorse him for the Commission’s presidency again. But… 19/06/2009

  • EU leaders back Barroso for a new term

    The outgoing President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, has been unanimously endorsed by the EU’s 27 leaders for a second term in the post… 19/06/2009

  • EU leaders back Barroso for new term

    The outgoing President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso has been unanimously endorsed by the EU’s 27 leaders for a second term in the post… 19/06/2009

  • EU summit gets underway

    Leaders from the 27 European Union members have been arriving in Brussels for a summit. They’re going to hear Jose Manuel Barroso set out his stall for… 18/06/2009

  • EU leaders meet for crucial summit in Brussels

    Two weeks after a European election marked by a record low turnout, EU leaders are meeting today to vote on a number of key decisions. The two-day summit… 18/06/2009

  • Barroso then and now

    The President of the European Union’s executive body is expected to remain in the job. Though critics say he has placed free markets ahead of Europe’s social… 17/06/2009

  • Europe divided over Barroso

    Europe’s citizens have made their choice; the next European Parliament is in place. But who will lead the Commission? Jose Manuel Barroso appears likely to… 12/06/2009

  • Another boost for Barroso from Czech Republic

    Jose Manuel Barroso’s campaign to keep his job is gathering momuntum with the Czech prime minister becoming the latest to throw his weight behind the … 12/06/2009

  • Paris may seek favours for backing Barroso

    Jose Manuel Barroso may have the backing of Europe’s heavyweights to continue as Commission President, but France, at least, is expected to look for something… 11/06/2009

  • Barroso seeks another five-year term

    The election maybe over, but all eyes are now on who’ll become the EU’s next Commission President. The current incumbent has confirmed his intention to run… 09/06/2009

  • Barroso hopeful result will keep him in office

    The President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso is hoping he win win approval for a second term at the EU’s policy-making body following the… 08/06/2009

  • Golden parachute basic issue at Berlaymont

    In the current economic climate, parts of Europe’s pay system are coming in for criticism. Brussels has defended its ‘golden parachute’ for former… 30/03/2009

  • Better EU-Ukraine gas ties

    The EU and Ukraine have agreed to seek closer energy ties. President Viktor Yushchenko has been in Brussels for talks aimed at avoiding more disruption of… 27/01/2009


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