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Transcript of press conference given by the Prime Minister and the President of the European Commission, Mr Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels.

5 June 2008
Gordon Brown has welcomed Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, to Number 10 to discuss Europe’s priorities ahead of the EU Council meeting later this month.

Brown and Barroso outline EU agenda

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Prime Minister:
Can I say first of all it has been a great pleasure to welcome President Barroso to Downing [...]

Speaking at a joint press conference with EU President Jose Manuel Barroso, the Prime Minister said that the UK had succeeded in having its “red-lines” written into the text of the EU amending treaty.
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Prime Minister:
Thank you very much for joining us again today. I have the greatest of [...]