Jose Manuel Barroso Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I have full confidence in the IMF. It is a very strong international institution.”

“Internal protectionism in Europe would be deadly, really a disaster for European economies.”

“Growth based on debt is unsustainable, artificial.”

“Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.”

“You see in times of crisis that extremist forces, populist forces, have a better ground to oversimplify things and to manipulate feelings. Feelings of fear.”

“I don't know why my son was born conservative.”

“The euro area must not be treated as an 'opt out' from the European Union.”

“Usually I don't comment on comments of others.”

“We need open, competitive, market economies... but at the same time with effective regulation and supervision.”

“The new narrative for Europe should be about the need to have a responsible organisation, the need to be able to defend our interests and promote our values, like human rights.”