José Manuel Barroso, EC President has sent his political guidelines for the mandate of the next European Commission to the President of the European Parliament.
The document sets out the objectives and ideas that President Barroso believes should inspire a political partnership between the Commission and the Parliament for the next five years.
President José Manuel Barroso said: "Europe is facing stark choices in today's interdependent world. Either we work together to rise to the challenges. Or we condemn ourselves to irrelevance. I will redouble my efforts to make an ambitious Europe happen. A Europe that puts people at the heart of the policy agenda and projects European values and interests in the world. A Europe that nurtures new sources of growth and drives forward smart regulation of sound markets that work for people. A Europe of freedom and solidarity."
He added: "I want to work closely with the Parliament for a prosperous, secure and sustainable Europe, which builds on the strengths of the enlarged EU's internal market, the euro and our European model of society."
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SOUNDBITE (English) José Manuel Barroso, EC President: what is at stake is clear, achieving the exit from the economic and financial crisis, the climate change leadership, developing new sources of sustainable growth and social cohesion, step forward a Europe of citizens, mark the start of a global new era.
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SOUNDBITE (English) José Manuel Barroso: I want to work for a Europe that develops new sources of growth and social cohesion, a green growth, to enssure a clever regulation of healthy and open markets, with a respect of ethics and of markets working for citizens, for their employment and well being.
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SOUNDBITE (English) José Manuel Barroso: I believe that my first mandate was about consolidating Europe at 27. The great Europe, a great enlarged Europe. I see this first mandate as a springboard to go further with more ambition, to renew our social market economy, to assume a real role of global leadership, so shape up many relations that are of importance in the 21st century and to reinforce our Europe, a Europe attached to freedom and solidarity values.
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