Published the Commission's paper on the future EU 2020 strategy

"2010 must mark a new beginning. I want Europe to emerge stronger from the economic and financial crisis" stated José Manuel Barroso.
"Economic realities are moving faster than political realities, as we have seen with the global impact of the financial crisis. We need to accept that the increased economic interdependence demands also a more determined and coherent response at the political level.
The last two years have left millions unemployed. It has brought a burden of debt that will last for many years. It has brought new pressures on our social cohesion. It has also exposed some fundamental truths about the challenges that the European economy faces. And in the meantime, the global economy is moving forward. How Europe responds will determine our future."