| Author (Corporate) | European Council |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | EUCO/09/6 (11.12.09) |
| Publication Date | 12/12/2009 |
| Content Type | News |
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The preamble to the Conclusions stated: 'The new Treaty of Lisbon will allow the Union to fully concentrate on addressing the challenges ahead. Work will continue in the coming months to ensure its full implementation, particularly as regards the setting up of the European External Action Service and the adoption of legislation on Noting that the economic situation is starting to show signs of stabilisation, the European Council stressed the importance of developing credible and coordinated strategies for exiting from the broad-based stimulus policies once the recovery is fully secured. Over the past months the EU has made good progress in strengthening its regulatory framework, in particular with the agreement reached by the Council on a fundamentally new structure for financial supervision in Europe. Given the important structural challenges facing the EU, it is necessary to evaluate the impact of the Lisbon Strategy and develop a new strategy which also responds to new challenges. The European Council adopted a new multi-annual programme for the years 2010-2014, the Stockholm Programme, which will allow for the further development of an area of freedom, security and justice. The European Council exchanged views on how the EU could best contribute to a successful outcome at the Copenhagen Conference on climate change. Reconfirming the position it had agreed at its October meeting, it stated the readiness of the EU and its Member States to contribute with fast-start funding of EUR 2.4 billion annually for the years 2010 to 2012. The European Council adopted declarations on Iran and on Afghanistan. |
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| Source Link | http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/111877.pdf |
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
