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Man Heading Down Under

  • January 27th, 2009
  • Posted by EUEditor

barroso-strasbourg-19-june-07.jpgThe European Commission President José Manuel Barroso (picture) will visit Australia and New Zealand in February for meetings with Australian and New Zealand Ministers and officials.

The European Delegation to Australia announced the program today:-

“President Barroso will meet with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Cabinet Ministers, address the National Press Club in Canberra, open the Windows on Europe Film Festival in Sydney, and address the European Australian Business Council.

“In New Zealand, President Barroso will visit conservation projects, meet with Prime Minister John Key, Foreign Minister Murray McCully and the Opposition in Auckland and Wellington.”