Where's the EU heading? Barroso presents the annual "State of the Union".

José Manuel Barroso: "Mr President, Honourable Members,
It is an honour to stand before you today to deliver this third State of the Union address. At a time when the European Union continues to be in crisis. A financial and economic crisis. A social crisis. But also a political crisis, a crisis of confidence. At its root, the crisis results from:
* Irresponsible practices in the financial sector;
* Unsustainable public debt, and also;
* A lack of competitiveness in some Member States.
On top of that, the Euro faces structural problems of its own. Its architecture has not been up to the job. Imbalances have built up. This is now being corrected. But it is a painful, difficult, effort. Citizens are frustrated. They are anxious. They feel their way of life is at risk. The sense of fairness and equity between Member States is being eroded. And without equity between Member States, how can there be equity between European citizens? (...)"

Read the full speech: europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/1...

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