Opening of the Spring Summit of Heads of State and Government of the EU in Brussels
Heads of State and Government of the Union europoéenne gathered Thursday evening in Brussels to begin their two-day summit devoted particular energy and global warming, and promoting the application of the “Lisbon strategy”.
To cope with global warming and achieve sustained development of the economy, the leaders of 27 member countries of the EU should be confirmed, unanimously, a decision must reduce CO2 emissions by at least 20 % by 2020 and by 30% in case of future agreement at international level.
To achieve this, leaders should agree that the share of renewable energy (wind, hydro, geothermal, solar or after the bio-mass) consumed within the EU is 20% of 2020, against just 7% today.
But the German presidency hopes to convince countries such as France and Poland to accept that this 20% binding.
As a matter of regular summits of EU Spring in recent years, leaders should review progress in achieving the Lisbon Strategy adopted in 2000 by the EU growth and jobs.
“Europe is experiencing an economic boom. Reforms within the Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs are starting to bear fruit. We should build on this positive development to continue the modernization of Europe and its economy and prepare for the challenges ahead, “wrote the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who currently holds the EU presidency, in his letter of invitation to the summit.
Before the EU summit, Angela Merkel and Commission President José Manuel Barroso held with senior representatives of employers and workers, a tripartite social summit, during which participants expressed satisfaction with progress in achieving the objectives of the EU’s employment and growth, but stressed the need to deepen reforms.
的国家元首和政府首脑在欧盟春季首脑会议在布鲁塞尔开幕
国家元首和政府联盟europoéenne星期四晚上聚集在布鲁塞尔,开始其为期两天的首脑会议上讨论,特别是能源和全球变暖,促进应用“里斯本战略”。
为了应付全球气候变暖,实现持续的经济发展,27个欧盟成员国领导人应得到确认,一致决定必须至少减少二氧化碳排放量20 %,到2020年30在国际一级的未来协议的情况下%。
要做到这一点,领导人应该同意,可再生能源的比例(风能,水能,地热能,太阳能或之后,生物量)欧盟内部消费的20% 2020年对只有7%,今天。
但德国总统希望说服,如法国,波兰等国接受,这个20%具有约束力。
作为欧盟春季定期举行首脑会议的问题,近年来,领导人应审查实现里斯本战略的进展情况于2000年通过了欧盟经济增长和就业。
“欧洲正在经历一个经济繁荣。在经济增长和就业的里斯本战略的改革已经开始取得成果。我们应该在这一积极的发展建设,继续在欧洲和经济现代化,为准备迎接未来的挑战中写道:“德国总理安格拉默克尔,谁目前担任欧盟轮值主席,在他的邀请函到山顶。
欧盟首脑会议前,默克尔和委员会主席巴罗佐举行了高级代表,雇主和工人,社会三方首脑会议期间,与会者表示满意,在实现欧盟的就业和经济增长目标方面的进展,但强调,必须深化改革。09.03.07
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