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European Commission a Testimony by the President European Commission 2004 – 2014 A Testimony by the President with selected documents JOSÉ MANUEL DURÃO BARROSO Content European Commission 2004–14 A testimony by the President ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������7 On Europe - Considerations on the present and the future of the European Union Humboldt University of Berlin, 8 May 2014 ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 59 Speeches Building a Partnership for Europe: Prosperity, Solidarity, Security 3 Vote of Approval, European Parliament Plenary Session Strasbourg, 21 July 2004 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 87 Messina, 50 years on: turning the crisis to our advantage 50th Anniversary of the Messina Conference Messina, 4 June 2005 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 95 France and Europe: a shared destiny French National Assembly Paris, 24 January 2006 �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������101 Seeing Through The Hallucinations 3D Hugo Young Memorial Lecture London, 16 October 2006 �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������105 A stronger Europe for a successful globalisation 50th Anniversary of the Treaties of Rome Berlin, 25 March 2007 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������115 The Treaty of Lisbon: a treaty for 21st century Europe Signature of the Treaty of Lisbon Lisbon, 13 December 2007 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������117 Political guidelines for the next Commission Brussels, 3 September 2009 ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������121 The creation of a Euro area instrument for coordinated assistance to Greece Statement by José Manuel Barroso Brussels, 19 March 2010 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������151 THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 2004 - 2014 — A TESTIMONY BY THE PRESIDENT Prior to the meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the Euro Area Statement to the European Parliament Brussels, 5 May 2010 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������153 Peoples of yesterday, peoples of tomorrow: 35 years of EU/ China relations Tsinghua University Beijing, 30t April 2010 ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������159 State of the Union Speech European Parliament Strasbourg, 7 September 2010 ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������165 Statement ahead of the meeting of the Heads of State or Government of the Euro area 4 Press Statement Brussels, 20 July 2011 ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������177 European renewal – State of the Union Address 2011 European Parliament Strasbourg, 28 September 2011 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������179 The State of Europe Die Europa Rede Berlin, 9 November 2011 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������193 Speech at the opening session of the Rio+20 conference Earth Summit – Rio +20 Rio de Janeiro, 20 June 2012 ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������207 State of the Union Address 2012 European Parliament Strasbourg, 12 September 2012 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������213 Speech to the European Union Heads of Delegation Annual Conference of EU Heads of Delegation, EUSR and Chargés d’affaires Brussels, 4 September 2012 ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������229 From war to peace: a European tale Acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize Award to the European Union Oslo, 10 December 2012 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������239 Europe as Solution: Facts and Myths Ambassador's Seminar Lisbon, 3 January 2013 ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������249 The European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean: Global Partners for the 21st Century EDITORIAL BY JOSÉ MANUEL DURÃO BARROSO AND HERMAN VAN ROMPUY EU-Brazil summit 2013, 24 January 2013 �������������������������������������������������������������������������259 The logic of interdependence and its consequences BUILDING BRIDGES CONFERENCE Brussels, 7 March 2013 ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������261 Moving into a Partnership of Choice RUSSIA-EUROPEAN UNION – POTENTIAL FOR PARTNERSHIP Moscow, 21 March 2013 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������267 A new era of good feelings BLOOMBERG & EUROPEAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONVERSATION 5 New York, 12 April 2013 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������275 The State of the EU in 2013: Heading towards Federalism or Fragmentation? BRUSSELS THINK TANK DIALOGUE Brussels� 22 April 2013 �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������281 Statement on the EU-US trade agreement WITH U�S� PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL HERMAN VAN ROMPUY AND UK PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON, G8 SUMMIT PRESS CONFERENCE Lough Erne, 17 June 2013 ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������289 A united, strong and open Europe ADDRESS TO EUROPEAN UNION HEADS OF DELEGATION Brussels, 3 September 2013 ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������291 State of the Union address 2013 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY SESSION Strasbourg, 11 September 2013 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������299 Statement at the Eastern Partnership Summit EASTERN PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT Vilnius, 29 November 2013 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������313 Address by President Barroso at the Opening of the Milan General Assembly NEW NARRATIVE FOR EUROPE Milan, 9 December 2013 �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������317 THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 2004 - 2014 — A TESTIMONY BY THE PRESIDENT Acceptance Speech for the Charles V European Award EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF YUSTE FOUNDATION Yuste, 16 January 2014 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������323 Strengthening Europe security and defence sector HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON THE EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE SECTOR Brussels, 4 March 2014 ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������331 Speech at the EU-Africa Summit EU-AFRICA SUMMIT Brussels, 2 April 2014 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������337 Acceptance speech for the Atlantic Council's Distinguished Leadership Award 2014 DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARDS 6 Washington DC, 30 April 2014 ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������341 Address at the Jagiellonian University - Let reason prevail over force JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY – CONFERRAL OF THE PLUS RATIO QUAM VIS GOLD MEDAL Kraków, 10 May 2014��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������345 Paving the way for a European Energy Security Strategy ENERGY SECURITY STRATEGY CONFERENCE Brussels, 21 May 2014 �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������349 Remarks at the signing of the Association Agreements with Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine EUROPEAN COUNCIL Brussels, 27 June 2014 ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������357 Communications from the European Commission / Official documents Working together for growth and jobs – A new start for the Lisbon Strategy The Commission’s contribution to the period of reflection and beyond: Plan-D for Democracy, Dialogue and Debate 20 20 by 2020: Europe’s climate change opportunity EMU@10: successes and challenges after 10 years of Economic and Monetary Union FOREWORD A European Economic Recovery Plan From financial crisis to recovery: A European framework for action Driving European recovery Europe 2020: A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a European financial stabilization mechanism Reinforcing
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