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State of the Union Address 2013 by José Manuel Barroso, President of the EC
José Manuel Barroso, President of the EC, delivered the State of the Union Address 2013 at the plenary session of the EP in Strasbourg. Exactly five years after the fall of Lehman Brothers, this speech recalled what had been achieved since then. The President pointed out a number of past figures and evolutions that gave Europe good reason to be confident. He highlighted that recovery was within sight for Europe but it was necessary to be vigilant.José Manuel Barroso also delivered an appeal for more European integration in the face of global developments. In times of change and crisis, he noted, hard questions were asked of political institutions across the world. The bottom-line question in the debate going on all over Europe was "Do we want to improve Europe, or give it up?". The President eventually highlighted that the work on deepening the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) remained as valid as ever.#SOTEU
Discussion between Martin Schulz and José Manuel Barroso (in the foreground, from right to left)
Discussion between Martin Schulz and José Manuel Barroso (in the foreground, from right to left)
José Manuel Barroso, reading documents
José Manuel Barroso, in the foreground
Several Members of the College of the Barroso II Commission, from left to right, in the 1st row: José Manuel Barroso, in the 2nd row: Joaquín Almunia, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Competition, and Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, in the 3rd row: Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship, Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Digital Agenda, and Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Transport, in the 4th row: Andris Piebalgs, Member of the EC in charge of Development, Janez Potočnik, Member of the EC in charge of Environment, Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration, and Olli Rehn, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, in the 5th row: Karel De Gucht, Member of the EC in charge of Trade, standing, Algirdas Šemeta, Member of the EC in charge of Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud, Androulla Vassiliou, Member of the EC in charge of Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, and Michel Barnier, Member of the EC in charge of Internal Market and Services, standing, from behind, in the 6th row: Günther Oettinger, Member of the EC in charge of Energy, hidden, Kristalina Georgieva, Member of the EC in charge of International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Maria Damanaki, Member of the EC in charge of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Janusz Lewandowski, Member of the EC in charge of Financial Programming and Budget, and Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Member of the EC in charge of Research, Innovation and Science, in the 7th row: Dacian Cioloş, Member of the EC in charge of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cecilia Malmström, Member of the EC in charge of Home Affairs, László Andor, Member of the EC in charge of Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Štefan Füle, Member of the EC in charge of Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Connie Hedegaard, Member of the EC in charge of Climate Action, and Johannes Hahn, Member of the EC in charge of Regional Policy, in the 8th row: Neven Mimica, Member of the EC in charge of Consumer Policy, Tonio Borg, Member of the EC in charge of Health, Catherine Day, Secretary-General of the EC, António Cabral, Senior Adviser to José Manuel Barroso, and Johannes Laitenberger, Head of cabinet of José Manuel Barroso
Several Members of the College of the Barroso II Commission, from left to right, in the 1st row: Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC, and José Manuel Barroso, in the 2nd row: Joaquín Almunia, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Competition, and Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, in the 3rd row: Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship, Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Digital Agenda, and Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Transport, in the 4th row: Andris Piebalgs, Member of the EC in charge of Development, Janez Potočnik, Member of the EC in charge of Environment, Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration, and Olli Rehn, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, in the 5th row: Karel De Gucht, Member of the EC in charge of Trade, Algirdas Šemeta, Member of the EC in charge of Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud, Androulla Vassiliou, Member of the EC in charge of Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, and Michel Barnier, Member of the EC in charge of Internal Market and Services, in the 6th row: Günther Oettinger, Member of the EC in charge of Energy, Kristalina Georgieva, Member of the EC in charge of International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Maria Damanaki, Member of the EC in charge of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Janusz Lewandowski, Member of the EC in charge of Financial Programming and Budget, and Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Member of the EC in charge of Research, Innovation and Science, in the 7th row: Dacian Cioloş, Member of the EC in charge of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cecilia Malmström, Member of the EC in charge of Home Affairs, László Andor, Member of the EC in charge of Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Štefan Füle, Member of the EC in charge of Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Connie Hedegaard, Member of the EC in charge of Climate Action, and Johannes Hahn, Member of the EC in charge of Regional Policy, in the 8th row: Neven Mimica, Member of the EC in charge of Consumer Policy, Tonio Borg, Member of the EC in charge of Health, Catherine Day, Secretary-General of the EC, António Cabral, Senior Adviser to José Manuel Barroso, and Johannes Laitenberger, Head of cabinet of José Manuel Barroso
Speech by José Manuel Barroso
Speech by José Manuel Barroso, in the presence of Martin Schulz, on the left, and Klaus Welle, Secretary General of the EP (Luxembourg), on the right
Speech by José Manuel Barroso
Speech by José Manuel Barroso, in the presence of Martin Schulz, on the left, and Klaus Welle, Secretary General of the EP (Luxembourg), on the right
Speech by José Manuel Barroso
José Manuel Barroso, reading documents
Several Members of the College of the Barroso II Commission, from left to right, in the 1st row: Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC, and José Manuel Barroso, in the 2nd row: Joaquín Almunia, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Competition, and Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship,
Speech by José Manuel Barroso, at the podium, in the presence of several Members of the College of the Barroso II Commission
Speech by José Manuel Barroso, at the podium, in the European Parliament hemicycle
Speech by José Manuel Barroso, at the podium, in the European Parliament hemicycle
Speech by José Manuel Barroso, at the podium, in the presence of Martin Schulz, in the centre, and Klaus Welle, Secretary General of the EP (Luxembourg), 3rd from the right
Speech by José Manuel Barroso, at the podium
Speech by José Manuel Barroso, at the podium
Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Transport, Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Digital Agenda, Janez Potočnik, Member of the EC in charge of Environment, seated, and Olli Rehn, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro (in the foreground, from left to right)
Speech by José Manuel Barroso, at the podium, in the European Parliament hemicycle
Neven Mimica, Member of the EC in charge of Consumer Policy, Tonio Borg, Member of the EC in charge of Health, László Andor, Member of the EC in charge of Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Catherine Day, Secretary-General of the EC, Johannes Hahn, Member of the EC in charge of Regional Policy, and António Cabral, Senior Adviser to José Manuel Barroso (in the foreground, from left to right)
Speech by José Manuel Barroso, at the podium
José Manuel Barroso, reading documents
José Manuel Barroso, in the foreground, reading documents
Discussion between José Manuel Barroso and Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship (in the foreground, from right to left)
José Manuel Barroso, à l'avant-plan, écrivant
José Manuel Barroso, on the right, in front of the press
Handshake between Martin Schulz and José Manuel Barroso (in the foreground, from right to left)
Several Members of the College of the Barroso II Commission, in front of the press, from left to right, in the 1st row: Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC, and José Manuel Barroso, in the 2nd row: Joaquín Almunia, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Competition, and Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, in the 3rd row: Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship, Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Digital Agenda, and Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Transport, in the 4th row: Andris Piebalgs, Member of the EC in charge of Development, Janez Potočnik, Member of the EC in charge of Environment, Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration, and Olli Rehn, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, in the 5th row: Karel De Gucht, Member of the EC in charge of Trade, Algirdas Šemeta, Member of the EC in charge of Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud, Androulla Vassiliou, Member of the EC in charge of Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, and Michel Barnier, Member of the EC in charge of Internal Market and Services, standing, in the 6th row: Günther Oettinger, Member of the EC in charge of Energy, Kristalina Georgieva, Member of the EC in charge of International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Maria Damanaki, Member of the EC in charge of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Janusz Lewandowski, Member of the EC in charge of Financial Programming and Budget, and Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Member of the EC in charge of Research, Innovation and Science
José Manuel Barroso
José Manuel Barroso
Speech by José Manuel Barroso, at the podium, in the European Parliament hemicycle, in front of the press
Speech by José Manuel Barroso, at the podium, in the presence of Martin Schulz, in the centre, and Klaus Welle, Secretary General of the EP (Luxembourg), 4th from the right
Speech by José Manuel Barroso, at the podium
Speech by José Manuel Barroso, at the podium, in the presence of several Members of the College of the Barroso II Commission
Speech by José Manuel Barroso, in the presence of Martin Schulz, on the left, and Klaus Welle, Secretary General of the EP (Luxembourg), on the right
Speech by José Manuel Barroso, in the presence of Martin Schulz, on the right
Speech by José Manuel Barroso, in the presence of Martin Schulz, in the centre, and Klaus Welle, Secretary General of the EP (Luxembourg), on the right
General view of the European Parliament hemicycle in Strasbourg during the speech on the "State of the Union Address 2013" by José Manuel Barroso
Speech by José Manuel Barroso, at the podium, in the presence of Linas Linkevičius, Lithuanian Minister for Foreign Affairs and President in office of the Council of the EU, in the 1st row, on the right
General view of the European Parliament hemicycle in Strasbourg during the speech on the "State of the Union Address 2013" by José Manuel Barroso
General view of the European Parliament hemicycle in Strasbourg during the speech on the "State of the Union Address 2013" by José Manuel Barroso
José Manuel Barroso
José Manuel Barroso
José Manuel Barroso
José Manuel Barroso
José Manuel Barroso
José Manuel Barroso
José Manuel Barroso
José Manuel Barroso
José Manuel Barroso
José Manuel Barroso, in the foreground
Several Members of the College of the Barroso II Commission during the plenary session, from left to right, in the 1st row: Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, and José Manuel Barroso, standing, in the 2nd row: Joaquín Almunia, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Competition, in the 3rd row: Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship, Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Digital Agenda, and Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Transport, in the 4th row: Andris Piebalgs, Member of the EC in charge of Development, Janez Potočnik, Member of the EC in charge of Environment, Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration, and Olli Rehn, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, in the 5th row: Karel De Gucht, Member of the EC in charge of Trade, and Algirdas Šemeta, Member of the EC in charge of Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud, in the 6th row: Kristalina Georgieva, Member of the EC in charge of International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, and Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Member of the EC in charge of Research, Innovation and Science, in the 7th row: Cecilia Malmström, Member of the EC in charge of Home Affairs, László Andor, Member of the EC in charge of Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Štefan Füle, Member of the EC in charge of Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Connie Hedegaard, Member of the EC in charge of Climate Action, and Johannes Hahn, Member of the EC in charge of Regional Policy, in the 8th row: Catherine Day, Secretary-General of the EC, António Cabral, Senior Adviser to José Manuel Barroso, Johannes Laitenberger, Head of cabinet of José Manuel Barroso, and Henning Klaus, Member of the Cabinet of José Manuel Barroso
José Manuel Barroso, holding documents
Several Members of the College of the Barroso II Commission during the plenary session, from left to right, in the 1st row: Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, and José Manuel Barroso, standing, in the 2nd row: Joaquín Almunia, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Competition, in the 3rd row: Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship, Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Digital Agenda, and Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Transport, in the 4th row: Andris Piebalgs, Member of the EC in charge of Development, Janez Potočnik, Member of the EC in charge of Environment, Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration, and Olli Rehn, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, in the 5th row: Karel De Gucht, Member of the EC in charge of Trade, and Algirdas Šemeta, Member of the EC in charge of Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud, in the 6th row: Kristalina Georgieva, Member of the EC in charge of International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, and Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Member of the EC in charge of Research, Innovation and Science, in the 7th row: Dacian Cioloş, Member of the EC in charge of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cecilia Malmström, Member of the EC in charge of Home Affairs, László Andor, Member of the EC in charge of Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Štefan Füle, Member of the EC in charge of Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Connie Hedegaard, Member of the EC in charge of Climate Action, and Johannes Hahn, Member of the EC in charge of Regional Policy, in the 8th row: Neven Mimica, Member of the EC in charge of Consumer Policy, 1st, Catherine Day, Secretary-General of the EC, 3rd, António Cabral, Senior Adviser to José Manuel Barroso, 4th, Johannes Laitenberger, Head of cabinet of José Manuel Barroso, 5th, and Henning Klaus, Member of the Cabinet of José Manuel Barroso, 6th
Speech by José Manuel Barroso
José Manuel Barroso and Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship (in the foreground, from right to left)
José Manuel Barroso and Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship (in the foreground, from right to left)
José Manuel Barroso and Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship (in the foreground, from right to left)
José Manuel Barroso, in the foreground, leaving the European Parliament hemicycle
José Manuel Barroso, in the foreground, leaving the European Parliament hemicycle
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