José Manuel Barroso

When I was at the EU in the seventies...

For Europeans to find courage, we first have to be scared. So far it’s taken three big shocks to shake Europe into life: war in the 40s, an economic crisis in the 70s and the fall of the Berlin wall at the end of the 90s. The financial crash retakes the baton in the noughties. Time for the ‘euro-generation’ to take things into hand

by Beppe_Severgnini_Italians @ // 30/09/11

josé manuel barroso, jacques delors, eurogeneration, europe, politics, erasmus

US style fails in EU: Barroso meek 'state of union' speech

The EU commission president made his 'comeback' speech to the EU parliament on 7 September - but the German, Czech and Slovenian press have much to lament. Press review

by eurotopics @ // 08/09/10

josé manuel barroso, european institutions, strasbourg, euweek, politics, european commission, roma

Herman Van Rompuy: One Hundred Days

It’s been 100 days that Herman Van Rompuy has embodied the European Union, which is currently stuck between a slow economic recovery and the stormy negotiations over the financial aid for struggling Greece. Before an audience of members of the Belgian European movement, the country’s former prime minister recalls his daily duties in a role that is very much ‘work in progress’

by zoedeyork @ // 31/05/10

josé manuel barroso, eu presidency, belgium, europe, european union, brussels, herman van rompuy

Daniel Cohn-Bendit lets rip on new EU 'commission of hypocrites'

'Just before St Valentines Day we tell Mr Barroso 'Je t’aime moi non plus'' - the French-German co-president of the pan-European greens was more than slightly sceptical about the approved commission on 9 February. See the video (in French)

by Katharina Kloss @ // 10/02/10

josé manuel barroso, european institutions, catherine ashton, european parliament, european commission, daniel cohn-bendit

Hello? Could you put me through to the EU president please?

On 19 November we finally find out who will represent Europe as president of the EU council, a new post which was created by the Lisbon treaty and which enters into force on 1 December. Lacklustre candidates, socialists and conservatives, the ping pong balls between national policies, men and women – these are some of the issues in question. Whoever it will be, the future face of Europe won’t have an easy time of gathering 27 national concerns under one hat; the EU council is also responsible for choosing the future head of diplomacy in Europe, in the post of high representative for foreign affairs

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Portuguese Barroso: this is your man for Europe, again!

On 16 September, the European parliament voted José Manuel Barroso in for a second term as European commission president, with 382 votes for, 219 against and 117 abstentions. Barroso promised to advocate social policies, but the Portuguese, Belgian, French and Polish press was sceptical

by eurotopics @ // 16/09/09

josé manuel barroso, media, belgium, eurotopics, european institutions, european media, euweek

Barroso is his own enemy

Barroso is hoping for a second five-year mandate as president of the European council, but the members of the European parliament want the Portuguese conservative to present a schedule before they give him their support

by Fernando Navarro Sordo @ // 09/06/09

josé manuel barroso, eu presidency, money, liberalism, green party, european elections 2009, economy

EU elections: why Europe has been loyal to the right

Tepid, failed third-way socialism: with 267 out of 736 seats, the European people’s party (EPP) have won the elections for the third consecutive time in a row. Only the ruling socialist and liberal parties have felt a kinf of ‘punishment vote’ inspired by dealings of the crisis. The greens and the nationalists have taken advantage of the discontent engulfing European politics

by Fernando Navarro Sordo @ // 08/06/09

josé manuel barroso, right-wing, liberalism, martin schulz, european elections 2009, socialists, pes

EU elections 2009 record abstention: no ‘europeanisation’ of countries

A participation level of just 43.5% is the product of a European election campaign that was too focused on national issues. Mainstream media makes European politics seem a depressing subject, leaving only the web to provide us with passionate and beneficial debates surrounding the concept of Europe

by Adriano Farano @ // 08/06/09

josé manuel barroso, media, european elections 2009, european media, poul nyrup rasmussen, abstentionism, european parliament