Sarkozy calls for EU "Economic Government"(includes: Barroso, Farage, de Villiers)

► 21 October 2008: European Parliament, Strasbourg

European Council Report & Commission Statement (pursuant to the European Council Meeting, Brussels, 15-16 October 2008)

Sarkozy prepares EU for "economic government" and "new world governance"

French President Nicholas Sarkozy, holding EU Presidency, and Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the Commission, address the European Parliament.

This collage includes excerpts from their speeches, as well as interventions by MEPs Nigel Farge (UK) and Philippe de Villiers (France) from the Independence/Democracy Group in the European Parliament.

Appearing in the following order:
(Intro: Hans Gert Poettering, EP President )
01. Barroso
02. Sarkozy
03. Farage
04. Sarkozy
05. Barroso
06. Sarkozy
07. Farage
08. Sarkozy
09. Barroso
10. de Villiers
11. Sarkozy
12. Farage
13. Barroso

Video source: Audio Visual Library, European Parliament

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