COHESION POLICY/COMMISSION New Commissioner Samecki EU Court of First “100% pro-Lisbon” Page 6 Instance at 20 Pages 15-20 EUROPOLITICS The European affairs daily Friday 4 September 2009 N° 3810 37th year FOCUS COMMISSION Up to MEPs now Barroso sets out to By Pierre Lemoine win over Parliament The fate of José Manuel Barroso will be By Célia Sampol term aimed to “consolidate a Europe of decided to a large extent this coming week: 27 member states for the first time,” now at the EP hearings on 8 and 9 September The way out of the crisis, climate change, “we have to go further” because the world and in the group chairmen’s decision on defence of the social market economy, has entered a “new era”. 10 September on whether or not to vote, citizens’ Europe and the EU in the world Barroso also develops a number of prior- on 16 September, on his reappointment to are the key the European Commission’s top seat. This points stressed is more than one candidate’s personal in the agenda case, however: a symbol is at stake. The José Manuel choice of the person who will lead one of Barroso has the Union’s key institutions is not neutral, transmitted to nor is the date, just weeks ahead of the the European second Irish referendum that will seal the Parliament. fate of the Lisbon Treaty, a treaty aimed The topics at modernising the EU and reinforcing its are meant to democratic functioning. In the midst of an win over the economic crisis, the question for every assembly’s dif- © CE Barroso: The world has entered a “new era” citizen is now more than ever: what kind ferent political of Europe do we want? The political family families, with emphasis on the creation of ity themes for achieving his goal. The first of the candidate, Barroso (centre right), a “special partnership” between Parliament short-term objective will be to bring Europe does not have a big enough majority to and the Commission. out of the crisis through “a vigorous and guarantee the reappointment of the out- The head of the EU executive trans- coordinated EU-wide economic strategy,” going president, who before the summer mitted to the EP political groups, on but also to stem the rise in unemployment secured the backing of the leaders of the 3 September, his personal “political and develop a new generation of responsible 27 member states. Socialist, Liberal and guidelines” for the next five years if he financial regulation. In the longer term, the Green MEPs refused to reappoint him in is approved for a second term. The right- ambitions are to keep Europe at the head of July, setting out demands one after the of-centre former prime minister of Por- the fight to halt climate change, to develop other (see Europolitics 3785). The head tugal could not resist the temptation of new sources of growth and social cohesion of the Liberals, Belgian national Guy Ver- presenting his manifesto the same day to (research and innovation, industry, ser- hofstadt, listed five conditions that had to the entire European press, without giving vices, agriculture and maritime sector), to be met to earn his group’s support (single MEPs the chance to be the first to read take forward citizens’ Europe and to open recovery programme, European financial it. The common denominator of his pro- a new era for Europe as a global player. To supervisor, etc). The 50-page programme gramme is a “transformational agenda” raise the financial resources required as made public by Barroso on 3 September because the world is not what it was five public budgets are stretched to their limits, (see opposite) does not address a single years ago. The economic and financial the document proposes to work with the one of them. A good start. crisis has come along in the meantime. European Investment Bank, to develop a While the Commission president’s first new framework for (continued on page 9) Sold by subscription only © reproduction strictly prohibited in any language www.europolitics.info EUROPOLITICSTHE EUROPEAN AFFAIRS DAILY The centrepiece of EU news www.europolitics.info ❏ Yes, I would like to subscribe to EUROPOLITICS daily: ❏ 6 MONTHS, 112 issues (paper version) + unlimited online access at the price of €890 (1). 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Rue d’Arlon 53 / B-1040 Brussels or by fax to: +32 (0)2 732 67 57 AP08 EUROPOLITICS N° 3810 Friday 4 September 2009 3 Contents N° 3810 Top Stories COHESION POLICY/COMMISSION New Commissioner Samecki EU Court of First “100% pro-Lisbon” Page 6 Instance at 20 Pages 15-20 Institutions Economic & monetary affairs, Prolongation of Hungarian Commission: Barroso sets out taxation scheme authorised ................................13 to win over Parliament ............................1 Economy: ECB predicts gradual EIB loan for public recovery, leaves rates unchanged ...........9 investment in Aragón ............................13 Business & competitiveness G20: Brown, Merkel and Sarkozy want CAP: Swedish priorities ........................13 Company law: Difficult start binding finance rules .................................. 9 to late payments discussions ...................4 Economy: Presidency to tackle EU Agenda ..........................................14 Information technology: unemployment and climate change ....10 Commission to review Oracle-Sun deal ... 4