Jose Manuel Barroso

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

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

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The dynamic of globalisation in financial and economic terms, but also in geopolitical terms, confronts Europeans with a stark choice: live together, share a common destiny and count in the world; or face the prospect of disunity and decline.

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We need open, competitive, market economies... but at the same time with effective regulation and supervision.

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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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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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Financial transaction tax raises problems of competition.

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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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Growth based on debt is unsustainable, artificial.

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Quotes by Jose Manuel Barroso