José Manuel Barroso was Prime Minister of Portugal (2002-2004), and has since been President of the European Commission, where he has overseen implementation of the Treaty of Lisbon, Turkey’s bid for EU membership, the Union’s participation in the Doha Round of global trade negotiations, and European climate-change measures.
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Jose Manuel Barroso
Commentaries by Jose Manuel Barroso
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Europe’s Necessary Union
BRUSSELS – The consequences of Europe’s debt crisis are all too present throughout much of the European Union, as distressed economies attem…
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Europe’s Rising Global Role
BRUSSELS – Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, the contours of world order are still in the making…
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Europe’s Rising Global Role
BRUSSELS – Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, the contours of world order remain in the making. But…
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The Anti-Hunger Imperative
BRUSSELS – There are plenty of summits to choose from this year, but the World Summit on Food Security deserves not to be lost in the crowd.…
Europe’s Necessary Union
John Brian Shannon: José Manuel Barroso paints a very reassuring picture of the future of European stability. It is easy to feel positive about the long-term (and continuing) political and economic success of Europe a…
Europe’s Necessary Union
André Rebentisch: What gets discussed here by the President is beyond the purvue of the European Commission. The question arises why Barroso does not do more within the community method framework, here the Commission e…