Jose Manuel Barroso Quotes

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• There is no stability without solidarity and no solidarity without stability.

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  Stability, Solidarity

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• Climate action is central for the future of our planet.

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  Climate Action, Politics, Climate Change

  "EU sets targets of 40% carbon cut and 27% share of renewables by 2030". Live, www.theguardian.com. January 22, 2014.

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• In the age of globalization pooled sovereignty means more power, not less.

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  Mean, Age, Sovereignty

  Jose Manuel Barroso's State of the European Union Speech, www.ibtimes.com. September 12, 2012.

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• Decisions taken by the most democratic institutions in the world are very often wrong.

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  Taken, Decision, World

  "Democracy could have saved Europe from the single currency". Interview with Daniel Hannan, capx.co. February 5, 2015.

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• 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.

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  Country, War, Rights

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• I'll put it frankly - Britain has more influence in China than Norway or Switzerland, with all respect for the other countries.

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  Country, Switzerland, Norway

  "José Manuel Barroso: 'How is Britain so open to the world, but so closed to Europe?'". Interview with David Miliband, www.newstatesman.com. July 11, 2012.

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• Smart, sustainable, inclusive growth is the key to job-creation and the future prosperity of Europe.

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  Jobs, Smart, Keys

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• 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.

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  Unions, Want, States

  "Catalonia warns EU that million-strong march cannot be ignored" by Giles Tremlett, www.theguardian.com. September 13, 2012.

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• I say to my friends, 'Don't just listen to the vuvuzelas; look at who scores the goals.' And this is the important thing.

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  Goal, Important, Looks

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• Responding to the challenge of climate change is the ultimate political test for our generation...Our package not only responds to this challenge, but...is an opportunity that should create thousands of new businesses and millions of jobs in Europe.

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  Jobs, Opportunity, Our Generation

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• 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.

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  Country, Two, Quality

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• Governments are not always right.

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  Government

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• I think diversity can also be a resource, an asset, especially in a world that is becoming globalized, to deal with difference, to deal with variety, to deal with complexity.

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  Thinking, Differences, Diversity

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• 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.

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  Together, Imf, Unions

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• What people call serendipity sometimes is just having your eyes open.

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  Eye, People, Serendipity

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• I have full confidence in the IMF. It is a very strong international institution.

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  Strong, Imf, Institutions

  "Quest Means Business" with Richard Quest, www.cnn.com. May 18, 2011.

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• My mother wanted me to be a professor, because I have several people in my family who are professors at university.

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  Mother, People, My Family

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• Internal protectionism in Europe would be deadly, really a disaster for European economies.

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  Europe, Would Be, Economy

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• I don't know why my son was born conservative.

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  Son, Conservative, Born

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• For investor confidence, it is important that there is certainty about the future of Ireland in E.U.

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  Important, Certainty, Ireland

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• At least in Europe, we consider the right to privacy a fundamental right and it is a very serious matter.

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  Europe, Nsa, Fundamentals

  "NSA files - Merkel and Hollande call for talks with US by end of year - live" by Paul Owen, www.theguardian.com. October 25, 2013.

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• The E.U. is founded on the Treaties which apply only to the Member States who have agreed and ratified them.

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  States, Members, Treaties

  "Brussels is hostile to Scottish independence 'because it is weak'" by Severin Carrell, www.theguardian.com. December 11, 2012.

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• I am a very committed European.

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  Committed

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• Even when governments take the right steps to reform, these can be negatively impacted by events outside their control.

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  Government, Events, Reform

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• I believe that Europe without Britain at the heart will be less reform-driven, less open, less international Europe.

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  Believe, Heart, Europe

  "José Manuel Barroso: "How is Britain so open to the world, but so closed to Europe?"". Interview with David Miliband, www.newstatesman.com. July 11, 2012.

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