The Danish European Movement has awarded Jose Manuel Barroso as “European of the Year” 2009. The President of the Danish European Movement, Erik Boel, handed the prize to Barroso in person, at a public meeting in the Danish Parliament on Monday May 27th.
The meeting was well visited and received great attention from the press. Among other things, Mr. Barroso received a Danish soccer phenomena, namely a “clap-hat” in EU-colours.