Tag: Jose Manuel Barroso

The European Commission will suspend an infringement procedure over the independence of Hungary's Central Bank today (25 April), clearing the way for an international financial aid plan for Budapest. However, it will simultaneously take Hungary to the European Court of Justice over data protection and judiciary issues.

Up to 26 EU countries will finalise a pact to enforce budget discipline more strictly in the eurozone by March, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said yesterday in Strasbourg, as the bloc tries to move quickly to rebuild confidence without Britain's backing.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron held a series of discreet talks with top EU officials in Brussels on Friday (18 November), with treaty change featuring prominently in the agenda, sources told EurActiv.

The European Commission will present options soon for the introduction of euro area bonds, its president José Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday (14 September), urging a decisive move towards greater economic integration to drag the euro zone out of the debt crisis.

Germany and France have reached a common position on a second bailout of Greece in their effort to prevent the country's debt crisis from spreading through Europe, officials said on Thursday (21 July).

In a speech yesterday (9 March), Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier argued that the positions of president of the European Council and president of the European Commission should be held by one "president of the EU". EurActiv France and EurActiv Germany report.

Giving his first 'State of the Union' address under the Lisbon Treaty in the EU assembly today (7 September), European Commission President José Manuel Barroso warned hostile members of parliament not to wage "guerrilla" wars against him or risk undermining the EU's attempts to recover from its worst recession in decades.

The European Commission's communication strategy is undergoing structural change in a re-branding centred on President José Manuel Barroso, increased centralisation of public communications, a new organisational chart and a key reshuffle of top officials, a person close to the matter told EurActiv.