Article: Barroso asks European Parliament to contribute to debate on future of EU

Barroso asks European Parliament to contribute to debate on future of EU

BRUSSELS, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has asked the European Parliament to contribute to an EU-wide debate on the future of the bloc following the rejection of the EU Constitution in France and the Netherlands.

In a letter to European Parliament President Josep Borrell, sent last Wednesday, Barroso offered close cooperation between the two institutions in discussing this issue, said the commission in a press release on Monday.

The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union (EU).

"I stand ready to work hand in hand with the European Parliament to ...

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