Barroso Buzzword Bingo 2011
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It’s that time of year again, with Barroso’s State of the [European] Union address. At 9:00 a.m. CET on Wednesday this week, Barroso will make his speech to the European Parliament, setting out his vision (or lack thereof) of the future of the still-crisis-stricken Union.
Last year we ran a Barroso Buzzword Bingo, so we’re at it again. Simply pick 10 words or phrases that you think will pop up in Wednesday’s speech, and once you’ve got them all – bingo! You can watch the speech live here, and comment on Twitter with us (and the new official State of the Union Twitter account) using the #SOTEU hashtag.
So give us your lists in the comments – if you need inspiration, Jon Worth and Polscieu have already written theirs.
Here’s my list:
1. Solidarity.
2. Robust action.
3. Economic crisis.
4. Fiscal convergence.
5. Security.
6. Competitiveness.
7. European Added Value.
8. Community Method.
9. Innovative.
10. Federalism/Federal (a risky one, but it might be a way of trying to get some national press attention).
Have fun!
Conor Slowey.
1) macroeconomic imbalances
European solidarity
2) political will
3) six pack
4) task force
5) tool box
6) governance
7) smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
9) results-driven integration
10) it will not happen overnight
Stability, anyone?
1. euro
2. crisis
3. stability
4. solidarity
5. jobs
6. competitiveness
7. future
8. career
9. the lot
10. buggered
Bit of gamble, but here we go. 1-5 are Barroso’s main themes of his 2010 speech (let’s see whether anything has changed). 6-10 are my 2011 buzzwords:
1. dealing with the economic crisis and governance;
2. restoring growth for jobs by accelerating the Europe 2020 reform agenda;
3. building an area of freedom, justice and security;
4. concluding negotiations for a modern EU budget
5. pulling our weight on the global stage.
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6. the Euro is our common future/destiny
7. default is no option
8. responsibility of the financial sector
9. there is no crisis
10. Without Greece, no European values
My words/phrases:
Crisis
Austerity
“Citizens’ Initiative”
Together
Fate
Eurobonds
“Financial transaction tax”
Transparency
“EU in the world”
Purpose
Let’s play!
1) substantial
fair share
2) consolidation
3) sustainable
*and*
4) unsustainable
5) economic governance
6) six pack
7) crucial
9) stability and growth
10) more Europe
How about this top 5
citizens
Euro
solidarity
stability
common future
I can’t believe people are treating this so seriously! Is there a prize someone forgot to mention?
5/10 while still not having checked the French parts of the speech. I guess I am just not an expert on Barroso.
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I have 7/10 full hits and 3 close hits:
http://polscieu.ideasoneurope.eu/2011/09/28/barrosos-state-of-the-union-2011-my-soteu-bingo-results/
1) macroeconomic imbalances – 1x
European solidarity – x5
2) political will – x1 ‘political support’
3) six pack – x3
4) task force – x1
5) tool box – 0
6) governance – 0
7) smart, sustainable and inclusive growth – 0 (but growth x15)
9) results-driven integration -0 (but integration x6)
10) it will not happen overnight – x1 ‘it will not come magically tomorrow’
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