Joint statement by European Commission President Barroso and European Council President Van Rompuy after the G8 Summit in Lough Erne (UK), 17-18 June 20132013-06-18
Description:European Commission MEMO Lough Erne, 18 June 2013 European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy represented the European Union at this year's G8 summit chaired by UK Prime Minister Cameron in Lough Erne.

Joint press statement by the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy after their meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe in the margins of the G8 Summit2013-06-18
Description:European Commission MEMO Lough Erne, 17 June 2013 We are pleased to have had the opportunity to meet Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the margins of the G8 Summit at Lough Erne. It was our first meeting. We discussed the relations between the European Union and Japan.

Statement by President Barroso on the EU-US trade agreement with U.S. President Barack Obama, the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and UK Prime Minister David Cameron2013-06-17
Description:European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission G8 Summit press conference/Lough Erne 17 June 2013 Today is a special day for the relationship between the European Union and the United States.

Statement by President Barroso at the G8 Pre-Summit press conference2013-06-17
Description:European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Press conference/Lough Erne 17 June 2013 Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, The European Union is coming to this summit to promote a fairer world. Fairness at home in the G8 countries. And fairness for people right around the globe.

EU receives FAO's award for work in food security2013-06-15
Description:European Commission Press release Brussels, 15 June 2013 The European Union received today the first ever Jacques Diouf award from the UN’s Food and Agriculture organisation (FAO), in recognition of its pioneering work on the EU Food Facility, which has so far improved the lives of more than 59 million...

Statement by José Manuel BARROSO, President of the European Commission, on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)2013-06-15
Description:European Commission MEMO Brussels, 15 June 2013 Following the agreement by EU Member States on a mandate for EU-US trade and investment negotiations, José Manuel BARROSO, President of the European Commission, made the following statement by video: "I am delighted we have a mandate to negotiate an agreement on trade...

Speaking Points of President Barroso at the press conference with the Prime Minister of Italy, Mr Enrico Letta2013-06-15
Description:European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Rome 15 June 2013 Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank Prime Minister Letta for his friendly and warm welcome. In fact, it's our second meeting in the past two months; we are going to see...

Speech by President Barroso at the acceptance of the FAO "Jacques Diouf Award" for food security2013-06-15
Description:European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission FAO "Jacques Diouf Award" for food security/Rome 15 June 2013 It is an honour for me to accept the first Jacques Diouf Award on behalf of the European Commission.

The European Union at the G8 summit in Lough Erne (UK) on 17-18 June 20132013-06-14
Description:European Commission Press release Brussels, 14 June 2013 This year's G8 summit will take place in Lough Erne in Northern Ireland and will be chaired by UK Prime Minister David Cameron. The European Union is a full member of the G8 and is represented by European Commission President Barroso and...

Statement following the meeting between President Barroso and the Prime Minster of Moldova, Iurie Leanca2013-06-14
Description:European Commission MEMO Brussels, 14 June 2013 The President met today the new Prime-Minister of Moldova Iurie Leanca, in his first visit abroad after having assumed his current functions. They have discussed the situation in the country and the importance of political consensus among the major parties to pursue the...