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When European commission President José Manuel Barroso declared that the E.U. needs an institute of technology, a group of M.E.P.s piped up with an idea for the perfect spot: their on-off home, the European Parliament complex in Strasbourg. Their motives are both altruistic and self-serving. Since the mid-90s, parliament has shuttled monthly between Brussels and Strasbourg - at a cost of €200 million a year. The Campaign for Parliamentary Reform (CPR) argues that money is wasted. The French disagree. "I've always voted to keep the seat here because it's an important European symbol," says...
...feeling the need for allies and the E.U. feeling its oats as a global player, European leaders have an even simpler question: Is America ready to treat the E.U. as more than an inconvenient obstacle? "It has to be a balanced relationship," European Commission President José Manuel Barroso told the Wall Street Journal . "We need to be an equal partner...
...business world has a new idol, and he's called José Manuel Barroso...
...group Yarmuk, which in January declared a jihad against Russian forces in the region. Within hours of the siege ending, Yarmuk issued a press statement vowing to continue their struggle. - By Paul Quinn-Judge Barroso's Vision THE EUROPEAN UNION European Commission President José Manuel Barroso called for a period of "European renewal" as he outlined his five-year work program. Barroso told the European Parliament that his main focus would be promoting economic growth and job creation. Suitor Spurned GEORGIA President Mikheil Saakashvili unveiled an autonomy plan for the breakaway republic of South Ossetia as part...
...Sindayen Early Poll PORTUGAL Socialist President Jorge Sampaio announced he will dissolve Parliament and call early elections. He said he no longer had confidence in the four-month-old administration of Social Democrat Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes, who assumed power in July when former PM José Manuel Barroso left to head the European Commission. The poll is expected in February. ETA Strikes Again SPAIN Authorities attributed five coordinated bomb blasts at petrol stations in Madrid, which injured two policemen, to Basque terrorist group ETA. The attacks suggest that the group remains active despite high-profile arrests and seizures...