European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso released a statement today following the conclusion of G20 talks. The Presidents felt that the Summit had reflected widespread convergence around the EU’s economic and trade agendas. They reported support for the EU’s nationally differentiated approach to fiscal consolidation and relayed the [...]
The recently leaked draft communiqué from the G20 leaders’ meeting demonstrates a near-complete congruence with the European Union’s world economy priorities at the G8 and G20 Summits. They have managed to achieve firm support from the G20 regarding fiscal consolidation initiatives. In fact, the G20 has encouraged fiscally troubled countries “to accelerate the pace of [...]
The EU has received a score of 0.75 for the achievement of its regional security objectives at the G8 2010 Summit. The consensus of the G8 leaders on the necessity of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, as well as renewed support for disarmament initiatives via a New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the US [...]
The EU has received a score of 0.25 for its priorities on climate change, which included a commitment to increase funds available for Research and Development on green technology to promote job growth, a statement that enables trade in green technology, and support for adaptation programs in developing countries. The G8 did not commit any new [...]
The EU has received a score of 0.25 for its biodiversity objectives. The G8 leaders admitted they were not on track with meeting biodiversity goals for 2010, which was the Year of Biodiversity. The leaders reaffirmed their support of biodiversity targets in conjunction with those pertaining to climate change, but the only agreements reached were [...]
