Gary Gibbon
Jose Manuel Barroso thinks copy-cat separatist movements infused with hope by a successful Scottish independence campaign could take off and threaten the entire EU project.
Gary Gibbon
Whether David Cameron says it or not, his supporters are already proclaiming this week’s EU budget deal as a vindication of his Europe speech and hardline strategy.
Gary Gibbon
Peter Mandelson’s piece in the Financial Times today is a veiled warning to EU Commission boss Manuel Barroso.
Jon Snow
The EU President Jose Manuel Barroso is a boundless optimist. Most of our intersection yesterday was satisfactorily off the record. I say “satisfactorily” because, of course, you learn far more, and can eventually drip-feed what you learn subtly into succeeding perspectives as the months go by. But what I did learn whilst I was at…
Jon Snow
Lunch in store today with EU President Barroso. The Portuguese politician has had a bigger impact on world politics than most of his predecessors. I’ve interviewed him before but not had this sort of an encounter. It will be intriguing to see what he makes of the EU’s future, under siege from the disintegrating economies…