Jose Manuel Barroso

I believe that Europe without Britain at the heart will be less reform-driven, less open, less international Europe.

— Jose Manuel Barroso

Decisions taken by the most democratic institutions in the world are very often wrong.

— Jose Manuel Barroso

Norway or Switzerland are two marvelous countries, I very much admire, the most advanced countries in the world in fact with great…

— Jose Manuel Barroso

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

— Jose Manuel Barroso

Usually I don't comment on comments of others.

— Jose Manuel Barroso

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

— Jose Manuel Barroso

You see in times of crisis that extremist forces, populist forces, have a better ground to oversimplify things and to manipulate feelings.…

— Jose Manuel Barroso

At least in Europe, we consider the right to privacy a fundamental right and it is a very serious matter.

— Jose Manuel Barroso

Internal protectionism in Europe would be deadly, really a disaster for European economies.

— Jose Manuel Barroso

I say to my friends, 'Don't just listen to the vuvuzelas; look at who scores the goals.' And this is the important…

— Jose Manuel Barroso

The E.U. is founded on the Treaties which apply only to the Member States who have agreed and ratified them.

— Jose Manuel Barroso

Smart, sustainable, inclusive growth is the key to job-creation and the future prosperity of Europe.

— Jose Manuel Barroso

The new narrative for Europe should be about the need to have a responsible organisation, the need to be able to defend…

— Jose Manuel Barroso

Even when governments take the right steps to reform, these can be negatively impacted by events outside their control.

— Jose Manuel Barroso

I have full confidence in the IMF. It is a very strong international institution.

— Jose Manuel Barroso

The euro area must not be treated as an 'opt out' from the European Union.

— Jose Manuel Barroso

Let us not forget that the European Community started as a project for peace after the terrible Second World War. And today…

— Jose Manuel Barroso

I think diversity can also be a resource, an asset, especially in a world that is becoming globalized, to deal with difference,…

— Jose Manuel Barroso

The Eurogroup decisions are always taken unanimously.

— Jose Manuel Barroso

I don't know why my son was born conservative.

— Jose Manuel Barroso

By the way, the European Union Member States together - even the euro area Member States together - are by far the…

— Jose Manuel Barroso

If we say leaders are incompetent, we are going to fuel extremist, populist, xenophobic and ultra-nationalist parties.

— Jose Manuel Barroso

Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.

— Jose Manuel Barroso

I very often compare relations between states to relations with people. Sometimes we are nicer to those we don't know well, who…

— Jose Manuel Barroso

The dynamic of globalisation in financial and economic terms, but also in geopolitical terms, confronts Europeans with a stark choice: live together,…

— Jose Manuel Barroso