Here you find the EuroSummit Statement from 26 Oct. 2011

Here find you the EuroSummit Statement from 26 Oct. 2011.

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Media Advisory: EU-Washington Forum 2011 | Content Items

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EU-WASHINGTON FORUM 2011 What: ‘EU-Washington Forum 2011’. An annual D.C.-based conference organized by the European Union Institute for Security Studies – the European Union’s foreign policy think-tank – focusing this year on the Arab Spring. When: Thursday 27 October 2011, 09:00-17:30, Friday 28 October 2011, 09:00-13:00 Where: Sofitel Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. Who: Welcoming remarks by João Vale de Almeida, Ambassador of the EU to the United States, keynote speech by Petr Nečas, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. Speakers include: Pierre Vimont, Executive Secretary General, European External Action Service, Philip H. Gordon, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Jerzy Pomianowski, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland, Jānis Mažeiks, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latvia, William Taylor, U.S. Special Coordinator for Middle East Transition, U.S. Department of State, Fabrice Pothier, Head of Policy Planning Unit, NATO, Gideon Rachman, World Affairs Columnist, Financial Times, Anton La Guardia, Brussels Bureau Chief, the Economist, and David Kenner, Associate Editor, Foreign Policy Magazine. Topics: The Democratic wave in the Arab world: transatlantic perspectives; Political, social and economic reforms in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: what role for the EU and US?; The future of MENA: what next and whose job is it?; Towards effective and sustainable partnerships in the region: challenges and opportunities; Democratization challenges in the EU’s eastern and southern Neighborhoods. Contact: Attendance at this event is by invitation only. To confirm your participation please get in touch with the contact below. We will send you a program upon confirmation of your attendance. Please indicate whether you intend to bring a camera crew or photographers. Hanno Ranck Head of Communications European Union Institute for Security Studies press@iss.europa.eu Tel (ast.): +33 (0) 1 56 89 19 32

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European Council – The 27: common resolve to overcome the crisis

European Council – The 27: common resolve to overcome the crisis.

Donald Tusk, Polish Prime Minister –
David Cameron, UK Prime Minister –
Angela Merkel, German Federal Chancellor© European Union, 2011

The heads of state and government of all EU member states meeting on 26 October expressed their „common resolve to do their utmost to overcome the crisis and to help face in a spirit of solidarity the challenges confronting the European Union and the Euro area“.

 

The leaders agreed a text  „Consensus on banking package„, subject to agreement on these measures and other elements by the same evening’s Euro Summit.

„The consensus concerns both the banks‘ short-term and longer-term needs,“ Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, stated at the close of the summit. „The overarching goal of the exercise is to foster confidence in the European banking sector.“

These measures will be finalised by the Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

More information:

Statement of EU heads of state or government (pdf)

Remarks by President Herman Van Rompuy after the meeting of EU heads of state or government (pdf)

European response to the debt crisis

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