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Mr Barroso: it was the first time the Dutch parliament was visited by an EU commission boss (Photo: European Commission)

Barroso puts pressure on The Hague over EU constitution

European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday (8 February) urged the Netherlands to start "moving" towards a compromise on the EU constitution.

Mr Barroso's trip to The Hague, the first-ever visit of a commission president to the Dutch parliament, came just one day after the publication of a new Dutch coalition agreement which says the Netherlands will seek major changes to the EU constitution, which was rejected by Dutch voters in a 2005 referendum.

The agreement of...

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Mr Barroso: it was the first time the Dutch parliament was visited by an EU commission boss (Photo: European Commission)

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