Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Rumiana Jeleva discussed on Thursday her nomination for European Commissioner at an informal meeting with European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso. After the meeting Jeleva refused to disclose details, saying the European Commission has asked her for discretion, but did not spare her harsh criticism against the Bulgarian media for their interest. “We talked...
Brussels - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday urged Ukraine to do everything in its power to prevent a repeat of last winter's gas crisis, in which a fight with Russia over money cut off supplies to much of Europe. Europea...
The President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, has called upon Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko to avert any delays in his country’s payment for Russian gas supplies. Barroso’s warning aimed at preventing a new gas crisis between Russia and the Ukraine like the one in January 2009 comes a day after the Ukrainian state company Naftogaz said it was facing financial difficulties....
Capitalist ideology - according to which the market can resolve all problems - has, in these last few days, reached the apex of the absurd. We have learned, thanks to Green Euro-deputy Claude Turmes, that European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has been blocking a proposed energy-efficiency action plan. This text is supposed to compel member states to reduce their energy consumption...
NATO ministers were hot to trot for Gen. Stan McChrystal’s Afghanistan escalation scheme, but Europe isn’t likely to send any more troops to the fray. Opinion polls in most European countries show clear majorities in favor of withdrawing troops from Afghanistan. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso says, "Honestly in Europe there is not great enthusiasm for sending more...
The United States and the European Union on Tuesday sent their congratulations to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for his re-election, saying they are looking forward to working with the new Afghan government. "We welcome the conclusion of the electoral process, and we congratulate President Hamid Karzai on his reelection. We look forward to the formation of a new government, representing the will...
Obama met with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Javier Solana, who is the European Union foreign policy chief. They discussed Afghanistan, Iran, climate change and the global economy.
THE SYMBOLISM was powerful, if unintended. A year to the day after President Barack Obama won the US presidential election, he delegated vice-president Joe Biden to have lunch with José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, the acting president of the council, and officials attending the EU-US summit at the White House.
• Prague court ruling opens battle for 'plum posts' • Miliband and D'Alema emerge as favourites The treaty designed to transform Europe into a more unified and influential global player yesterday cleared its last hurdle to ratification, throwing open the race to secure the plum posts of European president and foreign minister. President Vaclav Klaus of the Czech Republic, a staunch opponent...
An Unlawful CommissionPosted by Dr D R Cooper on November 2nd, 2009Organization:In reaction to the EurActiv article:The new European CommissionSir,Regarding ‘The new European Commisssion‘:The long-standing plan to reduce the size of the European Commission has just succeeded beyond all expectations, but not quite as intended.Legally there is now only one commissioner, José Manuel...
As President Obama considers his options with regard to sending more American forces to fight in Afghanistan, it’s looking like European countries are unlikely to commit more of their own troops to the cause, according to European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. —KA Reuters via Google News: “Honestly in Europe there is not great enthusiasm for sending more troops to Afghanistan....
Another disastrous effect of an impotent Obama presidency. He abandoned freedom and American sovereignty, and so free nations abandoned their own sovereignty. Czech president becomes last EU leader to sign treaty Czech President Vaclav Klaus on Tuesday became the European Union's final leader to sign a bitterly contested Lisbon reform treaty into law after the country's top court said it did not conflict...
• Czech president signs after securing rights charter opt-out • José Manuel Barroso hails removal of 'last hurdle' Vaclav Klaus, the Czech president, this afternoon signed the Lisbon treaty, finally completing the ratification process of the charter designed to transform Europe into a more unified and influential global player. Klaus, widely known for his Eurosceptic views, announced...
Brussels - There is no reason to hold up ratification of the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, the head of the EU's executive Jose Manuel Barroso, said Tuesday - following the Czech constitutional court verdict clearing the treaty. I'm extremely pleas...
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao reiterated to the European Union Monday that technology transfers and financial support from developed nations were key to the success of upcoming climate change talks. The remarks came in phone talks with European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, which follow last week's EU summit that agreed developing nations will need 100 billion euros (150 billion dollars)...
A delegation of Europe + Foundation, led by former French Prime Minister, and French Senator Jean-Pierre Raffarin presented to Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, its working papers on how to strengthen the European market’s attractiveness for investments, technologies and skills. The Europe + Foundation organises the 7th annual edition of the World Investment Conference. Europe
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