Jose Manuel Barroso Quotes

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Jose Manuel Barroso

Profession : Politician

Birth : March 23, 1956

For investor confidence, it is important that there is certainty about the future of Ireland in E.U.

Jose Manuel Barroso

The euro area must not be treated as an 'opt out' from the European Union.

Jose Manuel Barroso

Growth based on debt is unsustainable, artificial.

Jose Manuel Barroso

The E.U. is founded on the Treaties which apply only to the Member States who have agreed and ratified them.

Jose Manuel Barroso

Smart, sustainable, inclusive growth is the key to job-creation and the future prosperity of Europe.

Jose Manuel Barroso

Even when governments take the right steps to reform, these can be negatively impacted by events outside their control.

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Usually I don't comment on comments of others.

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The new narrative for Europe should be about the need to have a responsible organisation, the need to be able to defend our interests and promote our values, like human rights.

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Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.

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I am a very committed European.

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Let us not forget that the European Community started as a project for peace after the terrible Second World War. And today people take for granted the freedom to travel, to study, to work abroad. And the citizens of one country have almost exactly the same rights as another country.

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I think diversity can also be a resource, an asset, especially in a world that is becoming globalized, to deal with difference, to deal with variety, to deal with complexity.

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Germany is the biggest economy of Europe and we need Germany on board for the economic reforms of Europe, including, of course, the deepening of the internal market, resisting protectionism, and supporting further economic policy coordination.

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Financial transaction tax raises problems of competition.

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By the way, the European Union Member States together - even the euro area Member States together - are by far the biggest contributors to the IMF.

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