Europaudvalget 2010-11 (1. samling)
Det Europæiske Råd 23-24/6-11 Bilag 4
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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
THE PRESIDENT
Brussels, 21 June 2011
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SN 16/11
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We will meet this coming Thursday and Friday for our June European Council. We will start at
19:30 with the customary meeting with the President of the European Parliament. I will use that
opportunity to give my view on the work ahead for our meetings over the next months.
The dinner, starting at 20:00, will allow for an in-depth discussion of economic issues. President
Trichet will join us for that part of the meeting. We will take stock of the progress on the various
elements of the comprehensive approach agreed upon in March: the six legislative proposals on
economic governance, the amendment to the EFSF, the future ESM. I look forward to our
discussion on the recommendations proposed by the Commission and on the commitments made
under the Euro Plus Pact. As agreed before, we need to take full ownership of the process in order
to improve Europe's economic governance. By endorsing the country-specific recommendations we
will close the first European Semester. We will also discuss recent developments in the euro zone.
Finally, we will confirm agreement on the nomination of Mr Draghi as the future President of the
European Central Bank.
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At the plenary session on Friday morning, we will look at the crucial issue of migration. Following
the good work of the Council, we should reassert the importance of free movement and give
orientations for future work on such key issues as Schengen governance, border management,
partnerships with third countries in the Southern Mediterranean, and our Common European
Asylum Policy.
Before lunch, we will quickly go through the conclusions. The lunch, the last session of our work,
will be devoted to a political discussion on our Southern Neighbourhood policy and the situation in
some of the countries concerned, particularly Libya. We will also touch on the situation in Syria and
look at the best way to give a new perspective to the Middle East Peace Process. The discussion
will be reflected as appropriate in a short declaration.
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H. VAN ROMPUY