Quotes from Jose Manuel Barroso

Financial transaction tax raises problems of competition.

The E.U. is founded on the Treaties which apply only to the Member States who have agreed and ratified them.

What people call serendipity sometimes is just having your eyes open.

In the age of globalisation, pooled sovereignty means more power, not less.

By the way, the European Union Member States together - even the euro area Member States together - are by far the biggest contributors to the IMF.

Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.

A new state, if it wants to join the European Union, has to apply to become a member of the European Union like any state.

The euro area must not be treated as an 'opt out' from the European Union.

Growth based on debt is unsustainable, artificial.

I think diversity can also be a resource, an asset, especially in a world that is becoming globalized, to deal with difference, to deal with variety, to deal with complexity.

For investor confidence, it is important that there is certainty about the future of Ireland in E.U.

I say to my friends, 'Don't just listen to the vuvuzelas; look at who scores the goals.' And this is the important thing.