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"en.20141021.20.2-318-500"2
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"Mr Barroso may claim, in his defence, that he had to weather the worst crisis in the history of the European Union, but he never acknowledged that the financial crisis was brought about by the same kind of policies he spearheaded, and which in turn made it escalate into a destructive economic crisis across the continent. Acting at the behest of the majority of the conservative governments that appointed him, Mr Barroso consistently let selfish national interests and priorities run over the common interests of European citizens. Incredibly, he claims to have increased the power of the Commission. Mr Barroso chose to run to the virtually unconditional rescue of the financial sector and its creditors, at the expense of the needs of their victims. He chose to ignore how the architecture of the common currency facilitated and exacerbated the crisis, especially in smaller, peripheral countries. Even when he took the first steps to address those flaws, he went down a moralising path that served conservative interests and divided Member States, punishing vulnerable citizens with loss of disposable income, public services and welfare entitlements. Mr Barroso’s sorry legacy should be repudiated."@en1
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