The EU should prioritise measures that get people back to work, he continued, stressing that although labour market policies are a matter for Member States, the EU can help, for example by waiving the need for Member States to match European Social Fund grants from 2010, and through micro-financing schemes for small business.
Debašu beigās, atbildot uz deputātu iebildumiem pret J.M.Barroso kandidatūru jaunās EK priekšsēdētāja amatam, viņš norādīja, ja jebkurā gadījumā šī amatpersona jāievēl uz pašreizējā līguma pamata, jo nav zināms stāsies spēkā Lisabonas Līgums.