Press Release: 14th EU-China Summit holds promise for a strengthened cooperation

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Barroso will travel to Beijing for the 14th EU-China Summit with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on 14 February 2012.

The Summit provides an important opportunity to engage with a key EU partner, and -, against the backdrop of the current troubled economic times - send a signal of mutual confidence in each other’s economies. Both parties share a determination to contribute to global recovery and stability.

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European Commission: Memo/12/103: Joint Press Communiqué of the 14th EU-China Summit http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/103&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Speech/12/95: José Manuel Durão Barroso: The EU and China – a crucial partnership http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/12/95&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Speech/12/94: Statement by President Barroso following the 14th EU-China Summit http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/12/94&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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