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
common count dynamic economic europeans face prospect share stark
The dynamic of globalisation in financial and economic terms, but also in geopolitical terms, confronts Europeans with a stark choice: live together, share a common destiny and count in the world; or face the prospect of disunity and decline.
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stability solidarity
There is no stability without solidarity and no solidarity without stability.
members states treaties
The E.U. is founded on the Treaties which apply only to the Member States who have agreed and ratified them.
climate-action politics climate-change
Climate action is central for the future of our planet.
together imf unions
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.
country war rights
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.
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.
country norway switzerland
I'll put it frankly - Britain has more influence in China than Norway or Switzerland, with all respect for the other countries.
europe nsa fundamentals
At least in Europe, we consider the right to privacy a fundamental right, and it is a very serious matter.
country two quality
Norway or Switzerland are two marvelous countries, I very much admire, the most advanced countries in the world in fact with great qualities of life.
unions european-union treated
The euro area must not be treated as an 'opt out' from the European Union.