EU to adopt Japan's tighter thresholds for radiation in food

The head of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, took German leaders to task Tuesday in a press interview for failing to drum up popular support for the crisis-hit euro.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called on Europe Tuesday to match economic might with diplomatic muscle in his first ever State of the Union address.In an event seeking to emulate the annual speech delivered by US presidents before the US Congress, Barroso expressed optimism about the economic outlook but urged a deepening of the single market in order to boost growth and jobs.

Portugal will not be granted a bridging loan by the European Union, EU Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso said Wednesday as negotiations on tackling the nation's debt crisis unfold in Lisbon.

Portugal will not be granted a bridging loan by the European Union, EU Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso said Wednesday as negotiations on tackling the nation's debt crisis unfold in Lisbon."In conformity with existing rules... it is not possible to provide bridging loans," the former Portuguese prime minister told a press conference in Brussels, underlining that Lisbon signed up to the presently agreed scope of European rescue funding.

Portuguese budget cuts voted down by parliament in Lisbon are "indispensable," the head of the European Commission, ex-Portugal premier Jose Manuel Barroso said Thursday.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called on Europe Tuesday to match economic might with diplomatic muscle in his first ever State of the Union address.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called on Europe Tuesday to match economic might with diplomatic muscle in his first ever State of the Union address.