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Greece formally assumes EU rotating presidency
European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, has urged Greece to stay the course of painful economic reforms. Barroso made the call on Wednesday as he inaugurated the Greece’s six-month stint in the rotating EU presidency.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso delivers a speech in Athens, Greece,
Jan. 8, 2014. Greece prepared to officially launch its six-month presidency of the European
union .
"The situation is still fragile. This is not the time to slow down the pace of reforms. This is the time to use that Greek determination to finally agree the fiscal package, take forward tax and public administration reform, privatisations, improved business environment and open up product and service markets." said Jose Manuel Barroso, European Commission President.
