If extremes come to power in France or Germany, EU "survives"?
For the former President of the Commission, between 2004 and 2014, the "old multilateral order" created in the post-World War II is blocked, "is no longer
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Barroso said that the first recent case of the rise of an extremist party to power in the EU took place in Greece, in the time of the troika, in reference to Syriza's victory in 2015. Without facing these three problems, he said, he will not be able to compete with the United States – “our allies, but our competitors” – with China, Russia and India. “We need scale,” he said, complaining that “leaders in Brussels” and at national level number 27 Member States put into action “changes that are difficult”. “A leader is not a leader if there is no one behind him,” he said, referring to the need for a leader to have the people on his side. In a reference to statements by the President of the United States of America (USA), Donald Trump, Barroso said that, contrary to some people think, the EU was not created to create difficulties for the US. “Europe is still a source of trust and stability.
Furthermore, Barroso also recalled that the euro is the second currency at international level and stressed that China, although it is the second largest world economy, would "like to have a currency like the euro". Mr Barroso recalled that the EU "needs its results to legitimise itself" and asked what would happen if tomorrow in any of the countries determining European integration dominated an anti-European government "or at least against the established European consensus". For Barroso, Europe faces three key challenges that require a strategic plan that has structural consequences: defence, technology and financial issues, including financial markets.
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Barroso said that the first recent case of the rise of an extremist party to power in the EU took place in Greece, in the time of the troika, in reference to Syriza's victory in 2015.
reliability low1/3 sourcesWithout facing these three problems, he said, he will not be able to compete with the United States – “our allies, but our competitors” – with China, Russia and India. “We need scale,” he said, complaining that “leaders in Brussels” and at national level number 27 Member States put into action “changes that are difficult”. “A leader is not a leader if there is no one behind him,” he said, referring to the need for a leader to have the people on his side.
reliability low1/3 sourcesIn a reference to statements by the President of the United States of America (USA), Donald Trump, Barroso said that, contrary to some people think, the EU was not created to create difficulties for the US. “Europe is still a source of trust and stability.
reliability low1/3 sourcesBarroso also recalled that the euro is the second currency at international level and stressed that China, although it is the second largest world economy, would "like to have a currency like the euro".
reliability low1/3 sourcesMr Barroso recalled that the EU "needs its results to legitimise itself" and asked what would happen if tomorrow in any of the countries determining European integration dominated an anti-European government "or at least against the established European consensus".
reliability low1/3 sourcesFor Barroso, Europe faces three key challenges that require a strategic plan that has structural consequences: defence, technology and financial issues, including financial markets.
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