Barroso urges leaders to give Europe a fresh start

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Series Details 22.9.05
Publication Date 22/09/2005
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In a speech to fellow European Commissioners on 21 September 2005 Commission President José Manuel Barroso attempted to relaunch his administration, placing an emphasis on economic reform and helping to broker a deal on the EU's 2007-2013 budget. Mr Barroso said the EU Constitution was unlikely to be revived for the next two or three years.

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BBC News, 21.9.05: EU admits constitution is on ice http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4268094.stm
European Commission: Speech: SPEECH/05/530 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/05/530&format=HTML&aged=0&language=FR&guiLanguage=en

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