Barroso wants EU economic boost
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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso sets out his work plan, with an emphasis on prosperity.
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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso warns EU states not to block talks on a new treaty.
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Tory leader David Cameron calls on the EU to be more outward-looking and less centralised.
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The UK's economic future will be helped by a greater-than-expected number of EU migrants, a study says.
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JosÃ© Manuel DurÃ£o Barroso, the incoming president of the European Commission, is expecting to have to make a clutch of changes to the line-up of his executive if he is to get it past a rebellious European Parliament.
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The EU commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, Joaquin Almunia, is seeking greater flexibility in the application of Europe's strict budget rules for countries with big public deficits, it was reported.
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European Union leaders on Friday promised a fresh attempt at reviving a faltering strategy to raise the bloc&#39;s competitiveness by pledging renewed commitment to the 10-year plan, but failed to convince economists.
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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso warned Britain that it risks damaging its own interests if it blocks a deal on a revamped EU constitution, in an interview published Friday.
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French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy urged Britain to play an integral role in the European Union's push for economic reform.
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Incoming European Commission (EC)President Jose Manuel Barroso said here Thursday that he was optimistic over securing European Parliament (EP) support next week for his proposed 25-member team of commissioners.
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The European Central Bank on Thursday raised its economic growth forecast for the 12 nations using the euro and kept its key interest rate steady at record lows as it waits for the recovery to firm up.
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President of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament (EP) Martin Schulz on Thursday hailed the efforts by incoming President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso in revamping his team for approval.
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The European Union called on Russia on  Tuesday to lift economic sanctions on Georgia or risk deepening  the crisis between the ex-Soviet neighbors sparked by a spying  row.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to visit Brussels to talk to European Union officials for the first time this week, more than seven months after coming to power, his office confirmed Tuesday.
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The new European commission will start work on Monday after its incoming president, JosÃ© Manuel Barroso, won the guarantee of substantial support for his team last night by making further concessions to the European parliament.
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Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told the European Parliament (EP) here on Thursday he would try his best to cooperate with the legislature during his five-year term.
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STRASBOURG, France -- The embattled head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso said Thursday he would conduct a &quot;very limited&quot; reshuffle of his proposed EU executive and hoped to present it to the European Parliament in less than a month.