Europe must become 'federation of states', Barroso
Sept 13, 2012 6:41:32 GMT -5
Post by popcorn on Sept 13, 2012 6:41:32 GMT -5
Europe must become 'federation of states', Barroso says 
The president of the European Commission called for the EU to be turned into a "federation of nation states" in a sweeping demand for countries to surrender more sovereignty and move towards full integration.
In a speech to the European Parliament, the head of the bloc's executive, President Jose Manuel Barroso, said he was not calling for a European "superstate", but said the EU would always be less than the sum of its parts unless the union was deepened.
"Let's not be afraid of the words: We will need to move towards a federation of nation states. This is our political horizon. This is what must guide our work in the years to come," he said in his annual "state of the union" address.
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www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9538077/Europe-must-become-federation-of-states-Barroso-says.html
The president of the European Commission called for the EU to be turned into a "federation of nation states" in a sweeping demand for countries to surrender more sovereignty and move towards full integration.
In a speech to the European Parliament, the head of the bloc's executive, President Jose Manuel Barroso, said he was not calling for a European "superstate", but said the EU would always be less than the sum of its parts unless the union was deepened.
"Let's not be afraid of the words: We will need to move towards a federation of nation states. This is our political horizon. This is what must guide our work in the years to come," he said in his annual "state of the union" address.
read more:
www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9538077/Europe-must-become-federation-of-states-Barroso-says.html