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Barroso says there is a risk that moderate political parties in some member states like Britain may take on extremist positions (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

Barroso: Crisis inspired EU-wide debate

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said his State of the Union address laid out a pro-European narrative for political groups to follow in the lead up to the European elections.

Speaking to a group of reporters on Thursday (12 September), one day after his speech in the EU parliament, he conceded that the message may have been lost in some media coverage.

“I thought I was making 28 different speeches,” the Portuguese politician said after reviewing press clips.

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Barroso says there is a risk that moderate political parties in some member states like Britain may take on extremist positions (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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