<p>José Manuel Barroso, President of the EC, delivers his first State of the Union Address to the European Parliament.</p>

<p>The State of the Union is an annual speech and debate during which the members of Parliament review the European Commission’s achievements over the past year as well as assess its objectives for the year to come.</p>

State of the Union 2010

Catherine ASHTON, EC President José Manuel BARROSO

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State of the Union - Statement by the President of the Commission at the European Parliament in Strasbourg

José Manuel BARROSO, President of the EC, delivers a speech on the State of the Union 2010, during the EP plenary session in Strasbourg.

State of the Union 2010: extracts from the statement by José Manuel BARROSO, President of the EC

MEPs debate on the State of the Union 2010 during the EP plenary session in Strasbourg. Statements by Jospeh DAUL (EPP, FR), Martin SCHULZ (S&D, DE), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), Daniel Marc COHN-BENDIT (Greens/EFA, DE), Michal Tomasz KAMINSKI (ECR, PL) and Lothar BISKY (GUE/NGL, DE)

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State of the Union 2010: extracts from the statement by José Manuel BARROSO, President of the EC

State of the Union 2010: extracts from the debate

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