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 have to stick very much to these values. If not, we are accepting fear in this society.
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We have to be realistic. Now Europe will be projects based. We will be results based.
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This shows that the commission is firmly committed to producing better legislation.
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There has been a caricature of my commission and of me from the very start.
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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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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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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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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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We will not have the constitution in the next years.
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Tony Blair has shown great leadership qualities in Britain. I hope he will show now the same leadership qualities in Europe. For that he needs an approach that is inclusive. Dynamic yes. But inclusive.
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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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I have asked Britain to act more from the perspective of president (of the EU) than from a merely national perspective.
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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 have a really urgent problem with our deficit, especially compared with the United States, in science, research and innovation.