Press review | 08/09/2010

 

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Barroso's weak state of the EU address

Barroso

 

EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso has for the first time delivered an address on the state of the European Union. But Tuesday's much-awaited speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg has failed to meet people's expectations for strong EU leadership, writes the press.

With articles from the following publications:
Financial Times Deutschland - Germany, Hospodářské noviny - Czech Republic, Delo - Slovenia

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