Memo: Statement by President Barroso on the death of Baroness Thatcher

A statement by European Commission President Barroso on the death of Baroness Thatcher on 8 April 2013.

Further reaction in Europe can be found via the related url hyperlinks.

• Primary Source

BBC News, 08.04.13: Europe: Europe and Baroness Thatcher: The great divide http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22072992

EurActiv, 09.04.13: Thatcher: A European legacy http://www.euractiv.com/uk-europe/thatcher-european-legacy-news-518957

Deutsche Welle, 09.04.13: The world remembers former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher http://dw.de/p/18C3o

Deutsche Welle, 09.04.13: Thatcher's European legacy http://dw.de/p/18CFh

DutchNews.nl, 08.04.13: Dutch prime minister describes Margaret Thatcher as an icon http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/04/dutch_prime_minister_describes.php

Spiegel Online International, 09.04.13: Tough Capitalist: For Better or Worse, Thatcher Changed World http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/margaret-thatcher-leaves-behind-an-economic-legacy-that-changed-world-a-893367.html

EUObserver, 09.04.13: EU leaders pay tribute to Thatcher's 'extraordinary legacy' http://euobserver.com/news/119736

European Council: PRES/13/138 (08.04.13:): Statement by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy on the passing away of Baroness Thatcher http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/136677.pdf

European Parliament: President: Press Release, 08.04.13: Schulz on the passing of Baroness Margaret Thatcher http://www.europarl.europa.eu/the-president/en/press/press_release_speeches/press_release/2013/2013-april/pdf/schulz-on-the-passing-of-baroness-margaret-thatcher

France24, 09.04.13: Britain’s ‘Iron Lady’ Margaret Thatcher dies at 87 http://www.france24.com/en/20130408-britain-margaret-thatcher-dies-87-obituary-prime-minister

Die Welt, Libero, Libération & 3 others, 09.04.13: The face of the conservative revolution (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/press-review/3652711-face-conservative-revolution

Blog: Euromove, 08.04.13: Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s great (anti) European? http://euromove.blogactiv.eu/2013/04/08/margaret-thatcher-britain%E2%80%99s-great-anti-european/

Blog: Public Service Europe, 08.04.13; EU leaders react to death of Margaret Thatcher http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3301/eu-leaders-react-to-death-of-margaret-thatcher

Blog: Public Service Europe, 09.04.13: Margaret Thatcher helped drive forward EU's biggest successes http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/3304/margaret-thatcher-helped-drive-forward-eus-biggest-successes

ECFR: Commentary, 17.04.13: Do we need a European Margaret Thatcher? http://ecfr.eu/content/entry/commentary_do_we_need_a_european_margaret_thatcher

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