Frederik Reinfeldt ontmoet President Lula da Silva voor EU-Brazilië Top (en)
On Tuesday 6 October, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, together with the President of the Commission José Manuel Barroso, will host an EU summit with Brazil’s President Lula da Silva. Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt and Minister for the Environment Andreas Carlgren will also participate in the meeting. After the EU summit, Fredrik Reinfeldt and Lula da Silva will also meet for bilateral talks.
The summit is expected to focus primarily on climate change and the global financial and economic crisis. The agenda will also cover regional and other international issues and challenges. This will be the third EU-Brazil Summit within the framework of the strategic partnership established at the first summit in Lisbon in July 2007.
In the afternoon, Sweden and Brazil will meet for bilateral talks. The talks are expected to address current issues of common interest and involve action on the environment and climate change. Other ministers will also be participating in these talks.
Programme points:
09.00 Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt meets President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso. Photo opportunity.
Location: Entrance to Rosenbad
09.30 Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso meet Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Photo opportunity.
Location: Entrance to Rosenbad
10.00 Summit opens. Photo pool.
Location: Rosenbad
13.00 Press conference with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The press conference will be webcast on the Presidency website: www.se2009.eu.
Location: Bella Venezia, Rosenbad
13.50 Group photo
Location: Rosenbad (NB. outdoors, weather permitting).
14.05 Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrive at the Business Summit. The media are welcome to follow the entire Business Summit. Photo opportunity.
Location: Grand Hotel, Spegelsalen.
ca. 15.30 Talks between Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, other ministers and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
ca. 16.40 Signing of bilateral agreements.
Location: Rosenbad
The full programme will be published shortly on the Presidency website.
Please note: Due to special security arrangements, we kindly request that you come in good time. Please use the Kopparporten entrance.
If you wish to cover the EU-Brazil Summit and the bilateral meeting between Sweden and Brazil, you will need to apply for media accreditation. This can be done via the Presidency website.
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