Tag: Jose Manuel Barroso

Prime Minister David Cameron struck back at European Commission President José Manuel Barroso on Thursday (12 September) for saying in his annual 'state of the union' address that Britain's ruling Conservatives had copied UKIP eurosceptic policies and so would be punished at the polls.

José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, today (11 September) delivered his 2013 'State of the Union' speech, after nine years spent at the helm of the EU executive. Follow the latest developments in our live feed below.

The European Commission, a crucial EU institution, is beset with difficulties. It is popular with neither governments nor voters. Twenty years ago, many people looked to the Commission to set the EU’s agenda and take the lead in managing crises. But few people expect the Commission to play that role today, writes Charles Grant.

Energy-rich Kazakhstan is a key country for the European Union as it seeks to diversify its energy supplies in Central Asia and the Caspian region, write Jos Boonstra and Tika Tsertsvadze.

The European Union and the eurozone have already taken important federalist steps to counter the debt crisis, which go beyond mere economic governance, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso said yesterday (22 April) at the 2013 Think Tank Dialogue.

The European Commission proposed new ways on Wednesday (20 March) to coordinate eurozone economic policies, together with a cash incentive for change, as part of a plan to create an economic union to complement the single currency.