UTRECHT – European ideals came to an abrupt halt this year as the financial crisis overshadowed most of the five major challenges of Barroso’s 2010 State of the Union address. Repeatedly blaming the lack of a common European voice for the union’s sluggish response to the crisis, a more serious Barroso addressed the union...
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State of the Union: In his state of the Union speech Commission President, José Manuel Barroso advocated for the implementation of a tax on financial transactions in the EU, the so called Tobin Tax. The European Central Bank, however, is sceptical towards the idea. By: Sajeev Shankar and Peter Sharples Two weeks ago,...
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More integration and a commitment to a stronger and ever closer European Union. José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, plotted out the way forward for Europe in his speech on the State of the Union. At least for now, most of the opposition remains silent.
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One man – one speech but different angles all over Europe. The EU Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso held his yearly State of the Union on the 28th of September. And the media coverage about his statement has had diverse reactions all over the Europe. Some countries’ newspapers like Greece, Italy and Belgium have...
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By: Wyatt McCall and Annica Lindstrom If Europe was a feuding family, it would be time to seek professional counceling.Like most struggling families these days, their problems are financial. Greece has been the black sheep of the family, having been childish with its money, spending too much, working too little, and all the while...
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By Carlos Encinas & Anneke Hermans More Europe. That was the conclusion of the debate held after Barroso’s State of the Union speech. A conclusion which – surprisingly- all four big political groups in the European Parliament (the right, the socialists, the liberals and the greens) stood entirely behind. Only the nationalists opposed another call for...
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By Piers D’Orgee, Steffen Hesseldal Windfeld-Hansen & Michael Huguenin Members of the European Parliament have slammed José Manuel Durão Barroso’s ‘State of the Union’ speech for lacking conviction. Vice President of the Socialist Group, Hannes Swoboda, claimed the inaugural ‘State of the Union’ address by the European Commission President was “a disappointment”. Swoboda was...
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