Jose Manuel Barroso
European Commission approves Moldova-EU action plan on visa free regime
December 22, 2010Prime Minister Vlad Filat held a news briefing on the results of his visit to Brussels, the government's communications and press relations department has said. The prime minister said that it was a good visit and that he had consistent discussions...
Greece misses debt target, as worries grow in Ireland
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November 11, 2010The Greek finance ministry has said it has narrowly missed its January-October target to reduce its budget deficit. The unwelcome news comes as the EU said it would take action to support Ireland, if needed. The Greek public deficit has fallen sharply...
EU Warns Member States of New Russian-Ukrainian Gas War
July 08, 2009By Roman Kupchinsky Following a recent telephone conversation between the head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso, and the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the commission urged all E.U. member states to immediately begin filling gas...
EU Leaders to Create Financial Regulatory Body
June 19, 2009By Lisa Bryant European leaders ended a two-day summit Friday with agreements to create a financial regulatory body and to back European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso's bid for another term in office. The agreement to toughen financial...
Barroso Unveils Plan to Stem Future Financial Crises
May 28, 2009By Lisa Bryant The European Union's executive arm has proposed far-reaching financial reforms to help prevent future financial crises, like the one now pummelling Europe and the rest of the world. European officials hope to put the reforms in place...