Bericht van President Barroso aan M. Mark Rutte, Minister-president van het Koninkrijk van Nederland (en)

"Dear Prime Minister,

On behalf of the European Commission, I wish to congratulate you on your appointment as Prime Minister of the new Dutch Government.

Europe is in front of very important challenges: promoting solid economic recovery, improving the economic governance in the Union and implementing the "Europe 2020" strategy for a forward-looking and sustainable economy, among others. I am firmly convinced that the contribution of the Netherlands to all these matters is extremely relevant.

I look forward to cooperating with you in tackling the challenges Europe is facing.

I wish you and your government every success.

Sincerely yours,

José Manuel Durão Barroso"