Barroso: European way-of-life at risk

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told the European Parliament that Europe has to engage in economic reforms with a sense of urgency if it's to protect it's way of life.

SOUNDBITE José Manuel Durão BARROSO President of the European Commission , in ENGLISH "Europe today faces a choice. Hoping for a return of the good old days is no option. One option is limited change, the lowest common denominator which brings some reform and some growth, but we could never get back what we lost in the crisis. This option would result in a Europe in the second class of the new global order. Minimum changes, some form of adaptation. We can and must be more ambitious. We can aspire to an economic strategy that puts Europe on the path to competitiveness that can create millions of new jobs. But this cannot be done by half measures and incremental change. We need to instil a sense of urgency, a recognition that "business as usual" will not protect our European way of life, will not defend our social model, on the contrary, that this will put it at risk".

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[Stingercam21]

did he said "new global order" ??? at 0:32 holy shit this pure fascism in undercover. EU is doomed, what Hitler failed in WW2 it's going to be done in 21st century, humanity is worst every day. Every man for his life !!!!!

[ccd101]

Barroso says in the video: "Hoping for the return of the good old days is NO OPTION!"

Well of course it is an option: just abolish the EU and the Euro currency, to return to the good old days.

[maximusmku]

Fuck those guys !!!

[TemplarSupport]

PCCTS Knights Templar been executing marxists since 2011 ;)

[Ataensic]

New global order? Shit, those conspiracy nuts were right all along.

[polvijverman]

barosso is so dumb

[oldkidsjonge]

Return to the good old days not possible?! Everything is possible...

[ppllaann]

"a recognition that" what? I can't understand this english!

[tothemax01]

So basically 'we need a command economy '.

Its just the same old shit all over again. I guess in the end, far from losing the cold war, the socialists will win. Give it 20 years and the world maps will have a big 'EUSR' in place of where the European states once were. Ironically, Russia won't be a part of it.

[Myles0Harcourt]

The reason why the USE can never work is precisely because there is no one "European way of life". You can't force many cultures and peoples into one state without it collapsing after a while.

[MlTher]

European Way Of Life? Lol! There is no European way of life. There are a few thousands of ways of life. As many as there are cultural regions. The Barroso has the mental problem, that in his mind, there is a European Way Of Life. What an idiot.

[007al007al007]

Did i hear well that he said "millions of new jobs"? these people have talent really to lie straight to our faces!!!! the only jobs available are your seats in the parlament and I believe that people someday will rise and noone will be able to stop them! i am praying for that day to come!(GREECE)