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Europaudvalget 2013-14
Det Europæiske Råd 24-25/10-13 Bilag 10
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EUROPEAN COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

Brussels, 22 October 2013

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It is my pleasure to invite you to the meeting of the European Council which will take place in

Brussels on 24 and 25 October 2013.

Our meeting will start at 17.00 with the traditional exchange of views with the President of the

European Parliament and the family photo. In our first working session on Thursday, we will hold a

thematic discussion, on the basis of an introduction by Jose Manuel Barroso, on issues which are

vital for our competitiveness in the world: the digital economy, innovation and services. A truly

single digital market would make a considerable contribution to growth and job creation in our

countries, and will be vital for Europe to regain a global lead in these sectors. It will require our

strong commitment in three main areas: promoting new investments, developing a consumer and

business-friendly Digital Single Market and improving skills. We will also look at ways to further

encourage innovation and take full advantage of Europe´s scientific capital. Finally, we should seek

to maximize the impact of the Internal Market for Services. My intention is to approve the first part

of our conclusions at the end of this working session.

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Over dinner, the focus will be on economic and social policy issues and on the Economic and

Monetary Union. It is important that we evaluate together the progress since our June meeting on

youth employment, the financing of the economy and regulatory fitness. We will also take stock of

the progress on deepening our Economic and Monetary Union, including on the banking union,

strengthened coordination of economic policies and the social dimension of the EMU. We will be

joined for the dinner discussion by the President of the European Central Bank who will address

issues such as the comprehensive balance sheet assessment of credit institutions and the completion

of the banking union. The conclusions relating to these issues will be adopted over dinner.

When we resume on Friday morning, we will first look at the state of play on preparations for the

Eastern Partnership Summit that will be held in Vilnius on 28-29 November. Finally, we will hold

an exchange of views on the situation following the recent tragic events at sea in the Mediterranean.

&salutations

H. VAN ROMPUY