52-534: MNE , mne or MnE may mean: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Portugal) (Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros), the Portuguese foreign affairs ministry MNE, the international vehicle registration code and ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Montenegro MNE, the National Rail station code for Manea railway station , Fenland, Cambridgeshire, England mne,
104-815: A candidate from its own ranks. In the end, Barroso, as EPP candidate, was chosen by the European Council . During his first presidency, the following issues were on the Commission's agenda: Turkey applying for EU membership , the reform of the institutions ( Treaty of Lisbon ), the Bolkestein directive , aimed at creating a single market for services within the EU, Lisbon Strategy , Galileo positioning system , Doha Development Agenda negotiations, European Institute of Innovation and Technology and an EU climate change package. The EPP again endorsed Barroso for
156-667: A former Portuguese colony, then a province of Indonesia by force. In 1992, Barroso was promoted to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs , and served in this capacity until the defeat of the PSD in the 1995 general election. In 1995, while in opposition, Barroso was elected to the Assembly of the Republic as a representative for Lisbon. He became chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. In 1998 he graduated from
208-541: A growing budget deficit, he made a number of difficult decisions and adopted strict reforms. He vowed to reduce public expenditure, which made him unpopular among leftists and public servants. . His purpose was to lower the public budget deficit to a 3% target (according to the demands of EU rules), and official data during the 2002–2004 period stated that the target was being attained. In March 2003, Barroso hosted U.S President George W. Bush , British Prime Minister Tony Blair , and Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar in
260-404: A less fuel efficient Volkswagen Touareg , amid EU legislation of targets drastically to reduce car CO 2 emissions, Barroso dismissed this as "overzealous moralism". In April 2008, amid sharp food price rises and mounting food vs fuel concerns, Barroso insisted that biofuel use was "not significant" in pushing up food prices . The following month, he announced a study that would look into
312-529: A long history of diplomatic activity, dating back to the " Condado Portucalense " (County of Portugal), the first Secretariat of State dedicated to State Affairs was created by a decree issued by D. João IV , after the Portuguese Restoration , on 29 November 1643. This Secretariat of State was in charge of all affairs relating to negotiations (treaties, weddings and alliances), communication with foreign rulers in matters of peace and war, and with
364-636: A member of the same government as he was elevated to Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (answering to the Minister of Foreign Affairs), a post he was to hold for the next five years. In this capacity, he was the driving force behind the Bicesse Accords of 1990, which led to a temporary armistice in the Angolan Civil War between the ruling MPLA and the opposition UNITA . He also supported independence for East Timor ,
416-783: A politically minded student during the post-Carnation Revolution turmoil known as PREC , criticises the bourgeois education system which "throws students against workers and workers against students." His academic career began as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. Barroso did PhD research at Georgetown University and Georgetown's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in Washington, D.C. , but his CV does not list any doctoral degree (except honorary). Back in Lisbon , Barroso became director of
468-614: A questionable role in the 2007–2008 financial crisis that nearly broke the euro. Furthermore, Barroso announced his move to the London-based subsidiary of Goldman Sachs shortly after the Brexit referendum . The European Commission agreed to an unprecedented ethics inquiry into the move. The independent panel concluded there were "not sufficient grounds to establish a violation of the duty of integrity and discretion" and accepted Barroso's assurances that he would not be lobbying on behalf of
520-520: A second term during the 2009 European election campaign and, after the EPP again won the elections, was able to secure his nomination by the European Council on 17 June 2009. On 3 September 2009, Barroso unveiled his manifesto for his second term. On 16 September 2009, Barroso was re-elected by the European Parliament for another five years. Since he completed his second term he became only
572-457: A week on the yacht of the Greek shipping billionaire Spiro Latsis . It emerged soon afterward that this had occurred only a month before the Commission approved 10 million euros of Greek state aid for Latsis's shipping company – though the state aid decision had been taken by the previous European Commission before Barroso took up his post. In response to this revelation, Nigel Farage MEP of
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#1732790368773624-465: A €14.8 million grant for former workers at Dell 's Limerick plant, described as "conveniently opportune" by former Member of the European Parliament and anti-Lisbonite Patricia McKenna . On 12 September 2012, Barroso called for the EU to evolve into a "federation of nation-states", necessary to combat the continent's economic crisis. He said he believed Greece would be able to stay in the eurozone if it stood by its commitments. Barroso also heralded
676-592: Is a Portuguese politician and law professor. He previously served from 2002 to 2004 as the 114th prime minister of Portugal and from 2004–2014 as the 11th president of the European Commission . He has been one of the revolving door cases at the EU, which received the most media attention because only two months after the cooling off period, Barroso accepted a position as "senior adviser " and "non-executive chairman" of Goldman Sachs International and became subject of an ethics inquiry. José Barroso
728-678: Is a policy fellow at the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University and the Frederick H. Schultz Class of 1951 Visiting Professor of International Economic Policy at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Woodrow Wilson School , where he teaches with Wolfgang F. Danspeckgruber on the EU in International Affairs. Barroso has been a professor at Portuguese Catholic University since 2015. He has taught at
780-414: Is composed by an architectural complex which includes a church, a convent and a royal palace, built between 1743 and 1752. This palace is an example of the joanine baroque architecture , with a visible Italian influence which characterized the architectural production under royal patronage, during the joanine period . The Palace has a complex blueprint, which is the natural consequence of the articulation of
832-1406: Is evidenced by the fact that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is often referred simply as "Necessidades", a term that is also occasionally used to refer to the Portuguese Foreign Policy, in general. The diplomatic network of Portugal consists of 133 diplomatic missions, which are divided between 76 embassies, 48 consulates, and 9 permanent representations or permanent missions. This does not include consular sections that operate within embassies. From all embassies, 29 are located in Europe, 18 in Africa, 16 in Asia, 12 in America and 1 in Oceania. Portugal also has 216 honorary consulates, of which 82 are in America (26 in Brazil alone), 68 in Europe, 40 in Asia, 31 in Africa and 5 in Oceania. [REDACTED] Media related to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Portugal) at Wikimedia Commons Jos%C3%A9 Manuel Barroso José Manuel Durão Barroso ( Portuguese: [ʒuˈzɛ mɐˈnwɛl duˈɾɐ̃w bɐˈʁozu] ; born 23 March 1956)
884-599: Is the Portuguese governmental department responsible for the formulation, coordination, and execution of the foreign policy. The Ministry has its headquarters in the Palácio das Necessidades , in Lisbon . Its current head is the Minister of State and of Foreign Affairs , Paulo Rangel . There are three Secretaries of State which are part of the Ministry: European Affairs; Foreign Affairs and Cooperation; and Portuguese Communities. Although Portugal has
936-570: Is to define Portugal's external policy in the bilateral and multilateral fields, in European affairs and in consular issues (including offices in Lisbon and in Porto established to assist and legally recognize documents to Portuguese citizens living abroad). The MFA's central services are also in charge of managing human resources and State Property. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has competences over
988-571: The Georgetown Leadership Seminar . In 1999 he was elected president of the PSD, succeeding Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (a professor of law), and thus became Leader of the Opposition. Parliamentary elections in 2002 gave the PSD enough seats to form a coalition government with the right-wing Portuguese People's Party , and Barroso subsequently became Prime Minister of Portugal on 6 April 2002. As prime minister, facing
1040-907: The Institute of Political Studies , at the Catholic Global School of Law, and at the Catholic Lisbon School of Business and Economics, and directs the Center for European Studies from the same institution. In February 2015, he was appointed visiting professor at the University of Geneva and taught at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies . In July 2016, Barroso became senior adviser and non-executive chairman and senior adviser of London-based Goldman Sachs International (GSI),
1092-474: The Palácio da Ajuda and the Palácio da Pena . In fact, the historical significance of the palace contributes to grant this monument a unique character with an undeniable value to Portugal, constituting the Palace a unique reference, perfectly suited to the functions of external representation, which are inherent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Indeed, the relevance of the Palace to Portuguese Foreign Policy
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#17327903687731144-629: The UK Independence Party persuaded around 75 MEPs from across the political spectrum to back a motion of no confidence in Barroso, so as to compel him to appear before the European Parliament to be questioned on the matter. The motion was tabled on 12 May 2005, and Barroso appeared before Parliament as required at a debate on 26 May 2005. The motion itself was heavily defeated. In response to criticism for his choice of
1196-718: The University of Geneva in Switzerland. Barroso became politically active in his late teens, during the Estado Novo regime in Portugal, before the Carnation Revolution of 25 April 1974. In his university days, he was one of the leaders of the underground Maoist MRPP (Re-Organized Movement of the Proletariat Party, later Portuguese Workers' Communist Party (PCTP/MRPP), Communist Party of
1248-499: The Department for International Relations at Lusíada University (Universidade Lusíada). In December 1980, Barroso joined the right-of-centre PPD (Democratic Popular Party, later PPD/PSD- Social Democratic Party ), where he remains to the present day. In 1985, under the PSD government of Aníbal Cavaco Silva , prime minister of Portugal , Barroso was named Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. In 1987 he became
1300-649: The European Commission on 5 July 2004. Barroso arranged with Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio to nominate Pedro Santana Lopes as a substitute prime minister of Portugal. Santana Lopes led the PSD/PP coalition for a few months until early 2005, when new elections were called. When the Portuguese Socialist Party won the elections it produced an estimation that by the end of the year the budget deficit would reach 6.1%, which it used to criticise Barroso's and Santana Lopes's economic policies. In 2004,
1352-643: The ISO 639-2 code for the Naba language Modern English (MnE), the form of the language spoken from roughly 1550 to the present Multinational enterprise, a multinational corporation See also [ edit ] Matters of Environmental Significance under the EPBC Act in Australia, known as MNES Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
1404-575: The MFA's external action in the area of Development Cooperation, or the promotion of the Portuguese language and culture are within the scope of Camões – Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, I. P. , which acts under the oversight and tutelage of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Besides its External Network, the MFA has central services operating from the Palácio das Necessidades in Lisbon, whose function
1456-633: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which remains in the Palace to this day. The role of the palace as the Royal Residence, mainly during the 19th century, and the early 20th century, meant that the palace witnessed several key historic events of the Portuguese Constitutional Monarchy , from the meeting of the Constituent Cortes in 1820 , which led to the approval of the first Portuguese Constitution , to
1508-547: The Portuguese State, conducting and coordinating Portuguese participation in the process of European construction, and promotion of cooperative relations and friendship with the various international partners". Additionally, the MFA occasionally acts in articulation with other ministries, in specific international contexts, such as the deployment of Portuguese Armed Forces in the framework of the international missions in which Portugal takes part. All matters regarding
1560-698: The Portuguese Workers/Revolutionary Movement of the Portuguese Proletariat). In an interview with the newspaper Expresso , he said that he had joined MRPP to fight the only other student body movement, also underground, which was controlled by the Portuguese Communist Party . Despite this justification, there is a very famous political 1976 interview recorded by the Portuguese state-run television channel, RTP , in which Barroso, as
1612-413: The Portuguese foreign policy. The Ministry has the responsibility of ensuring the representation of the Portuguese State in other countries and international organizations, through its External Network of embassies, permanent missions, and consular posts. Therefore, the Ministry is responsible for Portugal's action abroad. During his time as Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Durão Barroso summarized
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1664-509: The Portuguese island of Terceira, in the Azores . The four leaders finalised the controversial US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq . Under Barroso's leadership, Portugal became part of the " coalition of the willing " for the invasion and occupation of Iraq , sending non-combat troops. On 30 January 2003, Barroso signed The letter of the eight supporting US. policy on Iraq . Barroso did not finish his term as he had been nominated as president of
1716-804: The Provisional Junta of the Government, issued on 27 September of that year, determined its separation in two distinct branches of the Public Administration. This separation was confirmed by the Legal Charter of 12 June 1822, which restructured the Secretariats of State, and established the Secretariat of State of Foreign Affairs. Throughout time, the Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs was assigned, through
1768-404: The Secretariat of Mercy and Expedient, and the Secretariat of Signature. Therefore, the existence of a Secretariat of State dedicated to Foreign Affairs dates from 1736, although it was only in 1738 that the first Secretary of State took office. Foreign Affairs and War were kept in the same Secretariat, except for an ephemeral split from 6 January to 28 July 1801, until 1820, when an Ordinance of
1820-566: The bank's clients. In 2020, Barroso was selected as chair of the board at GAVI , succeeding Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala . In addition, Barroso has held several paid and unpaid positions, including: In 1980, he married Maria Margarida Pinto Ribeiro de Sousa Uva, with whom he has three sons. Sousa Uva died from uterine cancer in August 2016, at the age of 60. Apart from Portuguese, Barroso is fluent in French, speaks Spanish and English and has taken
1872-427: The bank's largest subsidiary. At the time of his appointments, this was regarded as quite controversial, and later led Barroso's successor Jean-Claude Juncker to launch an ethics investigation. Barroso was heavily criticised for taking the position only two months after the 18-month "cooling-off" period for EU officials after they leave their posts. Barroso's move was especially sensitive because Goldman Sachs played
1924-632: The country. Barroso said the problems in the Irish banks caused a "major destabilisation" in the euro, rather than structural problems with the currency itself, "I am saying this because it would be wrong to give the impression that Europe has created a problem for Ireland and now Europe has to help Ireland. In fact, it was the banking sector in Ireland—it was one of the biggest problems in the world in terms of banking stability what happened in Ireland." Barroso
1976-468: The different diplomas that regulated its functioning, the competences that to this day belong to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since the mid 19th century, the designation "Ministry" began to be preferentially used instead of "Secretariat of State" to designate the governmental departments, thus leading to the establishment of the name "Ministry of Foreign Affairs", used to this day. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) formulates, coordinates, and executes
2028-478: The distinct bodies which form the palace, and is spread around two square patios. The Palace, located in Largo do Rilvas, in the parish of Estrela (Prazeres), in Lisbon , has a long and rich history, having been, in different moments of its history, a small chapel, a convent, a palace used to host foreign dignitaries, the Royal Residence and a National Republican Guard Barracks, before eventually being occupied by
2080-607: The events of the 5 October 1910 , when the Monarchy was overthrown, and the Palace was briefly bombarded by troops supporting the republican cause. Throughout this period, several works of art were gathered by the Portuguese Royal Family in the palace, several of which were taken by the King Manuel II to his exile, while a significant number of the remaining collections were transferred to the museums of
2132-592: The following integrated services in the direct administration of the State, integrated organisms under indirect administration of the State, advisory bodies and other structures: The history of the Minister of Foreign Affairs position dates to 15 March 1830, with the establishment of the liberal Regency in Terceira Island , in the context of the Liberal Wars . In that same date Luís Mouzinho de Albuquerque
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2184-475: The issue. The backdoor approval of the GE potato, by President Barroso, has met a wave of strong opposition from EU member-states. The governments of Greece, Austria, Luxembourg, Italy, Hungary and France have all publicly announced that they will not allow the GE potato to be grown in their countries. Barroso has expressed criticism of national governments arguing "Decisions taken by the most democratic institutions in
2236-495: The legislative proposal published the same day for European Banking Supervision . He was once appointed Acting Commissioner for Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration in Maroš Šefčovič 's stead, from 19 April 2014 – 25 May 2014 while he was on electoral campaign leave for the 2014 elections to the European Parliament . He ultimately decided to not take up his seat. In 2005, Die Welt reported that Barroso had spent
2288-635: The morning of 19 September 2009 before briefly meeting with the joint committee of the Oireachtas and meeting and greeting people at functions in Limerick 's City Hall, University of Limerick (UL) and the Savoy Hotel . He told The Irish Times in an interview referenced internationally by Reuters that he had been asked if Ireland would split from the European Union. He also launched
2340-474: The proposed European Constitution and now the Treaty of Lisbon included a provision that the choice of the president must take into account the result of Parliamentary elections and the candidate supported by the victorious European political party in particular. That provision was not in force in the nomination in 2004, but the centre-right European People's Party (EPP), who won the elections, pressured for
2392-483: The role of the Ministry by describing it as "the expert on political issues, tough concomitantly a generalist is all issues – economic, cultural, or of other kinds – which in any way are relevant in the defense or the promotion of our interests in the international sphere". According to its webpage, the Ministry has the following responsibilities: "protecting Portuguese citizens abroad, conducting international negotiations and international ties (agreements and treaties) of
2444-481: The second Commission president to serve two terms, after Jacques Delors . That Commission's term of office ran until 31 October 2014. Barroso visited Ireland to persuade Irish citizens to approve the Treaty of Lisbon in the country's second referendum due to be held the following month. Barroso was greeted by Irish Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea and Peter Power , the Minister of State for Overseas Development , as he got off his plane at Shannon Airport on
2496-415: The sending of diplomatic agents abroad. Later, in the reign of D. João V , the Public administration was reorganized, by a royal decree issued on 28 July 1736, which resulted in the creation of three Secretariats of State – the Kingdom's Interior Affairs, Navy and Overseas Domains, and Foreign Affairs and War – in replacement of the Secretariats of State created in 1643, namely the Secretariat of State,
2548-562: The title MNE . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MNE&oldid=1141232638 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Portugal) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Portuguese : Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros , MNE ),
2600-409: The world are very often wrong." In December 2013 Barroso said that Europe was not the cause of the problems for Ireland; Ireland caused a problem for Europe. Following the bailout exit, in December 2013, the Irish government's bid to get backdated funding for the banking sector was rejected as the head of the European Commission blamed the Irish banks, regulators, and government for the difficulties in
2652-402: Was born in Lisbon to Luís António Saraiva Barroso and his wife Maria Elisabete de Freitas Durão. Durão Barroso (as he is known in Portugal ) graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon . He subsequently obtained a Diploma in European Studies from the European University Institute , and received a MA degree with honours in both Political Science and Social Sciences from
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#17327903687732704-440: Was nominated as Minister and Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs. Currently, the position is occupied by Paulo Rangel, as Minister of State and of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently headquartered at the Necessidades Palace . The palace has hosted the ministry since May 1952, when it was transferred from its previous location, at the Terreiro do Paço , where it had been located since 1926. The Palace
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