The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Paris - The European response to the finance crisis must go beyond the proposals made Friday by the G7 finance ministers, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Sunday in Paris. The G7 finance ministers took some good decisions. They...
Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | yesterday
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Friday that relations with China is a top priority of the European Union (EU)'s foreign policy.
Euractive (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
The main focus of the European Council next week will "rightly" be on the financial crisis, but "decisive progress" must also be made on the climate change and energy package and on the Lisbon Treaty, Commission President José Manuel Barroso stressed ahead of the summit.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
EUROPEAN COMMISSION president José Manuel Barroso and France, which holds the EU presidency, have said Europe needs the Lisbon Treaty to tackle the current crisis facing the EU.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
A SUCCESSION of national responses by European Union countries may lead to a "renationalisation" of the financial system, which would harm integration, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso said yesterday
Telegraph Blogs : Guests (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
"She brings with her significant European experience, including steering the Lisbon Treaty through the UK's upper chamber," gushes a Brussels press release. Baroness Ashton with José Manuel Barroso Baroness Cathy Ashton was officially appointed as Britain's European Commissioner on Monday. She first arrived for (well kept) secret ...
Euractive (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso welcomed the arrival of Baroness Ashton, who was nominated on Friday (3 October) to replace Peter Mandelson at the trade portfolio.
open... (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
...that Sarkozy chap : Nicolas Sarkozy announced yesterday that he faxed on Friday evening to the President of the Commission (news piece in French), Jose-Manuel Barroso, and asked him to reject the Bono/Cohn-Bendit/Roithova amendment recently adopted by 88% of the voting Members of the European Parliament. Such an initiative from Mr. Sarkozy is testimony to his deep concern: the College (the Commission...
Business Report (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso has welcomed US lawmakers' approval of a multi-billion-dollar rescue plan, saying they had "shown responsibility" in tackling the US-born financial crisis.
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, expressed confidence in Baroness Cathy Ashton's fitness to take over as Europe's top trade official in...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
When European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso gave a major speech on global warming in London in January the venue was Lehman Brothers' glittering offices in Canary Wharf.
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
France has confirmed that President Nicolas Sarkozy will host a summit on the global financial crisis with leaders of Germany, Britain and Italy, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet and Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker in Paris on Saturday.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Brussels - The head of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, on Thursday hailed the US Senate's approval of a 700-billion-dollar rescue plan for the financial sector, calling the vote a step in the right direction. Barroso is delighted by t...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called on U.S. legislators on Wednesday to make a "swift decision" on an amended banking bailout package.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
The European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called Wednesday for a joint response from the European Union (EU) member states to the current financial crisis. "It is not just a problem of injecting liquidity," Barroso told a news conference. "We also need to inject credibility in the European response. That is why we are urging member states for closer cooperation." His appeal came as four...
