Brussels, 15/05/2009 (Agence Europe). The Barroso Commission had been vocal in its calls for a results-based European Union and is happy to be judged on its own results, but accusations that the Commission failed to tackle the global economic and financial crisis simply ignore the facts and the Commission's powers, says João Vale de Almeida, Head of cabinet of Commission President José Manuel Barroso.
I cannot fail to be surprised at people saying the European Union has not responded well...