José Manuel Barroso

...said William Hague, shadow foreign affairs spokesman, who believed Britain should have fought for the single market job. Jose Manuel Barroso, European Commission president, is said by Brussels diplomats to be ready to give Mr...

In this article: European Union, Michel Barnier, Herman Van Rompuy, Europe, Brussels, Britain, and US

...international order that are remorselessly eroding its influence. Europe is not blind to the problem - far from it. When Jose Manuel Barroso, European Commission president, presented his policy guidelines in September for the next...

In this article: European Union, Europe, Herman Van Rompuy, Lisbon, Tony Blair, Angela Merkel, Lutheran, and Nationalism

...remain powerful forces in the EU although they have none of the top jobs which also include a Portuguese, Jose Manuel Barroso, as European Commission President. Barroso will now complete the line-up of the Commission under him and Ashton.

In this article: European Union, Herman Van Rompuy, Tony Blair, Europe, and Anxiety

...to the question: who should U.S. President Barack Obama call? Here EU leaders seemed less sure of the protocol. Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the EU's executive European Commission said he knew who Kissinger should call. "Henry...

In this article: European Union, Henry Kissinger, Barack Obama, United States, Europe, Herman Van Rompuy, and Angela Merkel

...to "speak to Europe," they will now be expected to call Van Rompuy or Ashton, largely unfamiliar names. Instead Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, the bloc's executive, is likely to be a more high-profile...

In this article: European Union, Catherine Ashton, Herman Van Rompuy, Doha round, European Policy Centre, Centre for European Reform, Europe, Beijing, and Lisbon

...among the member states. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Once a decision is made, the president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, will draw up a list of 27 commissioners -- one from each member state -- for the European Commission,...

In this article: European Union, Hu Jintao, Europe, United States, and Barack Obama

...lack of unity, EU leaders had to fend off criticism for choosing two unknown figures to represent them on the world stage. Jose Manuel Barroso, the Commission President, said: "Cathy Ashton was chosen on her merits and competence, but I...

In this article: European Union, Catherine Ashton, Tony Blair, Europe, Peter Mandelson, Gordon Brown, Britain, and Labour

...national office at the same time. The job is expected to pay a salary similar to that of European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, who earns 266,000 euros ($400,000) a year. WHAT KIND OF LEADER WILL GET THE JOB? Some European...

In this article: European Union, Hu Jintao, Europe, and Barack Obama

In this article: European Union, Hu Jintao, Europe, and Barack Obama

...an outsider was seen as a mixture of pragmatism from Mr Brown coupled with enthusiasm from European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso. The only person at tonight's talks over dinner apart from EU leaders themselves, Mr Barroso wants...

In this article: EU, Tony Blair, Baroness Ashton, Europe, Downing Street, Gordon Brown, and Herman Van Rompuy