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Barroso on Wednesday: 'Not everything needs a solution at the European level' (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

Barroso's 'State of the Union' hits sombre note

European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso on Wednesday (11 September) gave a subdued assessment of the European Union, saying the biggest risk to its future is lack of political commitment.

Barroso's fourth "State of the Union" address to the European Parliament did not contain any big vision on the future direction of the EU, but noted that the very fact the bloc got through the financial crisis is a major achievement.

"We would never have thought all of this possible five yea...

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