Bournemouth Liberal Democrats
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Key EU Politicians
President of the European Commission
Jose Manuel Barroso (EPP)
Jose Manuel Barroso
He was president of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), he served as vice-president of the European People's Party (EPP) before being elected the Prime-Minister of Portugal. He was first nominated as president of the Commission in 2004 and was again nominated for a second term in 2009.
Barroso's Page: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/president/index_en.htm
Barroso's Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/barroso
President of the European Council
Herman Van Rumpuy (EPP)
President of the European Council - Herman Van Rumpuy
The former Belgian prime minister and member of the Christian Democratic & Flemish Party (CVP) took office as the first President of the European Council in December 2009.
Van Rumpuy's Page: http://www.european-council.europa.eu/the-president.aspx
Van Rumpuy's Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/hermanvanrompuy
Positions
- Scottish nationalism - "Separatism is a word of the past, nobody has anything to gain from separatism from the world which whether one likes it or not is globalised"
- The Future of the EU - "I'm convinced we need more Europe in the future certainly not less Europe, and this is not a matter of left or right... I would not use the word federalised state to describe the EU's future. The Union is not a state it is made of of 27 states they are there to stay"
- Euro Bonds - "For me Euro Bonds are not an immediate solution to the Eurozone soveriegn debt crisis, before creating them more discipline and confidence are needed. One has to first create the right conditions for them, at least you need a rather long preparatory phase"
President of the European Parliament
Martin Schulz (S&D)
President of the European Parliament - Martin Schulz
A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, in 2004 he was elected group leader of the S&D in the European Parliament and was elected to President of the European Parliament in January 2012.
Visit Schulz's Page: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/the-president/en/president/biography.html