European social model must be modernised, says Barroso

For Europe's Social Model to survive, the EU has to become economically more dynamic, European Commission President José Manuel Durão Barroso has said.

"Without growth, without job creation, without more dynamism in our economies we cannot maintain the high levels of social insurance, protection and environmental protection which ... we call the European model", Mr Barroso told MEPs on Tuesday (14 December).

The Commission President's comments were part of a general debate on the ...