Speech: State of the Union 2010

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Series Details SPEECH/10/411 (7.9.10)
Publication Date 07/09/2010
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Text of a speech by José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission, at the European Parliament, Strasbourg, 7 September 2010. This was the first ever 'State of the Union' speech given by a President of the European Commission.
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PressEurop, 8.9.10: Barroso, the Union's in a state http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/334461-barroso-unions-state
Spiegel Online International, 8.9.10: 'Europe Needs a Directly Elected Leader with Charisma' http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,716361,00.html
EurActiv, 8.9.10: Barroso warns against EU 'guerrillas' in key speech http://www.euractiv.com/en/priorities/barroso-warns-against-eu-guerrillas-key-speech-news-497549
BBC News, 7.9.10: Barroso laments EU jobs crisis in keynote speech http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11210438
EurActiv, 7.9.10: 'State of the Union' scrutiny gets off on wrong foot http://www.euractiv.com/en/priorities/state-union-scrutiny-gets-wrong-foot-news-497513
EUObserver, 7.9.10: EU has survived economic crisis, Barroso says in first State of Union address http://euobserver.com/9/30747
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