European Commission President Manuel Barroso (L) welcomes Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to a meeting during the European Development Days meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, October 22, 2009. The European Development Days are a yearly event hosted jointly by the European Commission and the EU Presidency, bringing some 4 000 people and 1 500 organisations from the development community together. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 28 months ago

European Commission President Manuel Barroso (L) welcomes Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to a meeting during the European Development Days meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, October 22, 2009. The European Development Days are a yearly event hosted jointly by the European Commission and the EU Presidency, bringing some 4 000 people and 1 500 organisations from the development community together.

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