EU op G20-top: vertrouwen herstellen, groei en werkgelegenheid stimuleren, financiële stabiliteit handhaven (en)

Met dank overgenomen van Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad) i, gepubliceerd op vrijdag 14 oktober 2011.

EUROPEAN COUNCIL THE PRESIDENT

Brussels, 14 October 2011

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The EU at the G-20 summit in Cannes Restoring confidence, supporting growth and jobs and maintaining financial stability

The G-20 summit will take place on 3 and 4 November in Cannes, France.

The European Union is a full member of the G-20 and will be represented by the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy and the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso.

Presidents Van Rompuy and Barroso shared their ideas in advance of the summit in a letter sent to the other members of the European Council on 7 October 2011 (see EUC). Both Presidents will present the EU's position in Cannes after the European Council on 23 October will have finalised EU preparations of the G-20 summit.

In the letter, they call for a "renewed collective G20 spirit" and stress that "the fact that France holds the G20 Presidency this year gives Europe a special responsibility. We need to make the Cannes Summit a G20 Summit that restores confidence, supports sustainable growth and job creation, and maintains financial stability".

Both leaders expect that Europe will be in the focus of the Cannes Summit. "Our G20 partners' perception is that if Europe does not solve its sovereign debt crisis there will be dangerous spillovers on the global economy. We need to show them that the European Union is determined to do whatever necessary to overcome the current difficulties. At the same time, we will also demand from our G20 partners a constructive contribution to face the global economic challenges."

Dirk De Backer - Spokesperson of the President - 8 +32 (0)2 281 9768 - +32 (0)497 59 99 19 Jesus Carmona - Deputy Spokesperson of the President - 8 +32 (0)2 281 9548 / 5150 - +32 (0)475 65 32 15 press.president@consilium.europa.eu http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

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Presidents Van Rompuy and Barroso consider the following EU priorities for the G20 summit:

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    restoring growth and tackling global macroeconomic imbalances;
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    making tangible progress on implementing the financial market reform agenda;
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    making the International Monetary System more resilient;
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    boosting trade as the most effective way to support global growth;
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    enhancing the social dimension of globalisation;
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    ensuring Food Security and promoting the G20 Development Agenda and Innovative Financing. In this context they refer to the Commission's proposal for a financial transaction tax for the EU IP/11/1085 and MEMO/11/640 and express their conviction that "a similar approach among G20 partners can help us all meet global challenges. We will therefore strongly support further discussions by the G20 in this field."
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    continue tackling the global climate and energy challenge and the fight against corruption;
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    improving global governance.

A G20 finance ministerial meeting will take place on 14-15 October in Paris. The background

The EU played a key role in launching the G-20 leaders' process in 2008, and has provided much of the political impetus and substantive thinking that has established it as the premier forum for global economic coordination at the Pittsburgh summit in 2009. In 2011 France holds the presidency of the G-20. Mexico will hold the G-20 presidency in 2012.

The event

Participation of President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy and the Commission President, José Manuel Barroso in the G20 summit. Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France.

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    Technical briefing off-the-record with the EU's G-20 Sherpa Antonio José Cabral, Member of Cabinet and senior adviser on economic and monetary affairs to Commission President Barroso, on Friday 28 October in the Berlaymont Press room, Brussels (time to be confirmed).
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    Joint press conference of President Van Rompuy and President Barroso on Thursday, 3 November at 11.15 a.m. at the international media centre in Cannes. It will be transmitted live by EbS.

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Media accreditation has started. Accreditation forms for the press are available on the website of the French Presidency of the G20 and G8: www.g8-g20.com. Accreditation badges will be handed over at the Casino Palm Beach Accreditation Centre on presentation of the press card and/or an identity card. The Accreditation Centre opens at 9.00 on 31 October 2011. Further information

The sources

Letter by Presidents Van Rompuy and Barroso to the other members of the European Council - EUC on the G20 summit

G-20 section on President Van Rompuy's website:

http://www.european-council.europa.eu/the-president/summits-with-third- countries.aspx?lang=en

Website of the French Presidency of the G-20 and G-8: http://www.g8-g20.eom/g8-g20/g20/english/home.9.html

Follow President Van Rompuy on Twitter and on Facebook

Video coverage of the trips and meetings will be available for download in broadcast quality from the Council TV newsroom http://tvnewsroom.consilium.europa.eu

Photos covering the event will be available for download in high resolution from the Council Photo Library http://www.consilium.europa.eu/photo

The contacts

Dirk De Backer

Spokesperson of the President

+32 (0)2 281 9768 - +32 (0)497 59 99 19

Jesus Carmona

Deputy Spokesperson of the President

+32 (0)2 281 9548 / 5150 - +32 (0)475 65 32 15

press.president@consilium.europa.eu www.european-council.europa.eu/the-president

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