Jose Manuel Barroso
Jose Manuel Barroso
José Manuel Durão Barrosois a current non-executive chairman at Goldman Sachs International,. Previously he was the 11th President of the European Commissionand the 115th Prime Minister of Portugal...
NationalityPortuguese
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 March 1956
CountryPortugal
Jose Manuel Barroso quotes about
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stability solidarity
There is no stability without solidarity and no solidarity without stability.
climate-action politics climate-change
Climate action is central for the future of our planet.
government
Governments are not always right.
unions want members
A new state, if it wants to join the European Union, has to apply to become a member of the European Union like any state.
growth debt artificial
Growth based on debt is unsustainable, artificial.
unions european-union treated
The euro area must not be treated as an 'opt out' from the European Union.
unions conformity legislation
Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.
europe would-be economy
Internal protectionism in Europe would be deadly, really a disaster for European economies.
government steps events
Even when governments take the right steps to reform, these can be negatively impacted by events outside their control.