The constant accusations that Silvio Berlusconi addresses to the European Union in the face of public opinion must have reached the ears of Josè Manuel Barroso. The President of the European CommissionIndeed, during a press conference in Dublin he responded, more or less indirectly, to the attacks of the leader of the PDL, who in his recent barbs had indicated the European Union as the only one guilty of cuts and austherity.
Barroso called these accusations unfair, adding that “the difficulties come from the excessive debt accumulated by previous governments” combined with the irresponsibility of national supervisors. The budget adjustments, continued the president of the EU Commission, "would take place with or without the euro, with or without the European Union", so much so that "they must be made in the United Kingdom which is not in the euro" .
“There is the myth that the EU imposes tough policies, but it's not true” concluded Barroso, reiterating that “it is unfair” to bring this argument before the public opinion in order to gain credit.
