New Commission President: Barroso – Eagle or Ostrich?
This blog entry completes a cycle of twelve blog posts which I have written since 8 May 2009 and will be the last before we head into the summer break and recess. It is an ideal moment to reflect on...
View ArticlePresident Barroso: Not an ostrich but not yet an eagle
After a brief summer pause, which has given us all the time to relax a moment and collect our thoughts, I happily resume this blog’s weekly focus on major long-term trends of concern to both the UK and...
View ArticleMr Barroso at the European Parliament: A charade or a real exercise of power?
The European Parliament was dominated this week by the spectacle of Mr Barroso, Commission President elect, seeking to persuade political groups in the European Parliament to approve his candidature...
View ArticleBarroso Reappointment: Time to influence the political agenda
This week in Strasbourg José Manuel Barroso has been voted in by a large majority of MEPs in favour of his second term as Commission President. Was this a rubber stamp? Certainly not. It was a vote by...
View ArticleThe new European Commission: Time for a new Renaissance?
In recent weeks, I have been running blogs on documents which should help shape Mr Barroso’s five year programme for the new Commission (see references made in my blogs of 24 July and 18 September)....
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