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Barroso is concerned about growing divisions between EU states (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

EU presidents: 'We're not dismantling the welfare state'

EU chiefs Herman van Rompuy and Jose Manuel Barroso defended their austerity-focussed response to the bloc's economic crisis against criticisms of MEPs who accused the leaders of taking an "unbalanced" approach.

"Some people fear this work is about dismantling the welfare states and social protection," European Council President Van Rompuy told deputies in Strasbourg. "Not at all ... It is to save these fundamental aspects of the European model."

"We want to make sure that our eco...

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Barroso is concerned about growing divisions between EU states (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

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