Some aspects of “Barroso doctrine”. Last week, following the debate on the state of the Union, José Manuel Barroso held a meeting with a number of journalists. Agence EUROPE respects the informal nature of such meetings. A Spanish newspaper provided a detailed account of this meeting and once something is published, it is obviously no longer confidential. The president of the Commission reaffirmed his conviction that it was neither useful nor appropriate for the Commission to present...