European Commission PresidentJosé Manuel Durão Barroso is scheduled topay an official state visitIsraelnext week,aftera visit tothe Palestinian Authority.
On MondayPresidentBarrosowill meetwith Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu andKnesset SpeakerReuven Rivlin,andattendan officialdinnerin his honor, hosted by President Shimon Peres. He will alsovisit theYad Vashem Holocaust memorial institution andthe Israel Museum in Jerusalem. OnTuesday,Barrosowill be awardedan honorary doctoratefrom Haifa Universityand deliver a speech entitled "Togetherfor a better future".