The following statement on the economy and on Greece was made by President Barroso at the end of a debate on the economic situation in Europe during the weekly meeting of the European Commission on 16 May 2012.
Ireland recorded the third largest trade surplus (+6.8 bn euro) in the EU in January to February 2012 after Germany (+27.8 bn) and the Netherlands (+7.2 bn). Irish exports for this period were up 2% on January-February 2011, from 14.5 to 14.9 bn e...
As Germany was struck by a devastating Escherichia coli (E. coli) crisis in June 2011, the dangers of transferring life-threatening disease-causing germs in food from one country to another once again hit the headlines. Despite the alar...