Luxemburger Wort reports on “the passionate speech” delivered by José Manuel Barroso to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on September 11.
In his State of the Union Address, the Commission President was at pains to communicate an “optimistic” message that focused on the EU’s ability to fight back, remarks the Luxembourg daily. However, points out the newspaper —
With eight months left to run before European elections, José Manuel Barroso pledged to exercise self-control: “Not everything needs a solution at European level.”
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