Strasbourg, 20/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday the European Parliament was briefly addressed by the president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, on the Commission's work programme for 2009. The programme comes at an interesting time in the life of the EU, a few months ahead of the European elections and a new European Commission, and against the backdrop of financial meltdown and a severe economic crisis. For this reason and while approving the European Commission's...