Jose Barroso

Jose Barroso
José Manuel Durão Barrosois a current non-executive chairman at Goldman Sachs International,. Previously he was the 11th President of the European Commissionand the 115th Prime Minister of Portugal...
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We don't want a mediocre, defensive Europe that tries to bury its head in the sand to avoid the realities of the 21st century.
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Europe can do much more for Africa and the developing world.
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You are a European country and you should have a European future.
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With all respect for the internal sensitivities of (Germany) I urge the German leaders to find as soon as possible a stable solution for Germany. Without a dynamic Germany, Europe cannot recover.
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We need a new partnership with Russia. We are interdependent. If we need a flow of energy from Russia, namely gas, I believe that it is also in the interest of Russia to have a stable market and a stable relationship with such an important customer as the European Union.
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We haven't ground to a halt but we have to respect the pace of democracy in each country. We hope that they will come up with a solution for stability in Germany because stability in Germany means stability for Europe too.
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I am very delighted that the European Council is backing our call for an energy policy for Europe, that it makes sense to have a common strategy for Europe.
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We have to be realistic. Now Europe will be projects based. We will be results based.
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When we make the history of European integration we will say that energy policy was born on March 23-24, 2006. The conclusions are very, very important.
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This year we celebrate the 30th anniversary of EU-China diplomatic ties, during which relations between the EU and China have continued to expand.
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Turkey must win the hearts and minds of European citizens. They are the ones who at the end of the day will decide about Turkey's membership.
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need to do more to explain the true dimension of what is at stake, and the nature of the solutions which only Europe can bring.
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We are on the right track in Europe -- trying to build Europe on concrete results.
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Ladies and gentlemen, tonight, the European Union has opened its door to Turkey,