Statement by President Barroso following his meeting with Mr Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus2013-05-23
Description:European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Press point/Brussels 23 May 2013 Good morning ladies and gentlemen, I am very happy to welcome President Anastasiades at the European Commission today.

Statement by President Barroso following the European Council meeting2013-05-22
Description:European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Press conference/Brussels 22 May 2013 This European Council has made good progress on our European approach to energy policy and tax evasion and fraud.

Speech by President Barroso on the preparations of the European Council of 22 May2013-05-21
Description:European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission European Parliament plenary session/Brussels 21 May 2013 Dear President, President in office of the Council, Honourable members, At moments like these, when growth forecasts for the near future are low, our job is to make Europe work and that...

Speech by President Barroso: "An EU strategy for industrial competitiveness"2013-05-16
Description:European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission 11th European Business Summit/Brussels 16 May 2013 Dear President Thumann, Dear Minister President Kris Peeters, Distinguished members of BusinessEurope, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, Thank you for having invited me for the closing session of this eleventh...

Speech by President Barroso at opening of the European Emergency Response Centre2013-05-15
Description:European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Opening of the European Emergency Response Centre/Brussels 15 May 2013 Distinguished guests, Colleagues from the Commission and the External Action Service, Representatives of different governments, the European Union and the European Parliament, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, It is...

Speech by President Barroso at the State of the Union conference: Restoring confidence2013-05-09
Description:European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission State of the Union conference/Florence 9 May 2013 Ladies and gentlemen, First let me thank you for having invited me again to be here with you on Europe Day.

Opening keynote speech at the Conference on the Blueprint for a deep and genuine EMU2013-05-07
Description:European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Blueprint for a deep and genuine EMU conference/Brussels 7 May 2013 Dear Jean-Claude Thank you, Minister Vitor Gaspar, Distinguished members of the European Parliament, of national parliaments, ambassadors, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, 'The most dangerous strategy,' Benjamin Disraeli...

Statement by President Barroso following the meeting of the European Commission with EU social partners2013-05-02
Description:European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Press point/Brussels 2 May 2013 Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Today was the first time that the College of the European Commission as such met with the European Union social partners.

Statement by President Barroso following his meeting with Mr Enrico Letta, Prime Minister of Italy2013-05-02
Description:European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Press point/Brussels 2 May 2013 Good morning, Prime Minister Letta and I just had our first meeting here in Brussels, over a cappuccino and some croissants.

Statement by President Barroso at the press conference following the 6th College-to-College Meeting of the European Commission and the African Union Commission2013-04-26
Description:European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Press conference/Addis Ababa 26 April 2013 Good morning ladies and gentlemen, Indeed we are a little bit late, probably very much late, and I apologise for that.