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...struggle against climate change and the quest for secure, sustainable and competitive energy touches on every European, every day," said European Commission President José Manuel Barroso in announcing the ambitious plans. "This package is good for the planet, it's good for the European economy, and it's good for its citizens...
...whispering sweet nothings in European accents. So far this year, European bigwigs including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and London Mayor Ken Livingstone have come calling, while French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations next January. On Nov. 30, E.C. President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Union President and Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates will visit New Delhi for the annual E.U.-India summit, a bilateral confab to discuss investment, scientific cooperation and efforts to combat climate change. The participants are expected to announce a joint solar energy project and the formation...
...proposal comes just days after E.U. leaders agreed in Lisbon a new reform treaty designed to modernize the bloc's institutional structure. Commission President José Manuel Barroso said that with the treaty debate behind it, the E.U. could now concentrate on concrete measures to improve life for Europeans. "At the moment, most highly skilled workers go to Canada, the United States and Australia," he said. "Why? Because we have 27 different and conflicting procedures...
...However, the Commission believes this is a vital measure if the E.U. is to fill a growing labor shortage over the next decades. "Europe is an immigration continent," Barroso said. "We are attractive to many. But we are not good enough at attracting highly skilled people. Nor are we young or numerous enough to keep the wheels of our societies and economies turning...
...Commission, naturally, welcomed the ruling and said it meant a super-dominant company could not unfairly influence rivals that attempted to offer more innovative and price-competitive products. Commission President José Manuel Barroso said the ruling "confirms the objectivity and the credibility" of the Commission's competition policy. "This policy protects the European consumer interest and ensures fair competition between businesses," he said. E.U. Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said the Court had set "an important precedent," that dominant companies have to allow competition...