Ahead of the G8 summit, President Barroso sets out his views on the main items on the G8 agenda in the summit magazine published by the G8 Research Group of the University of Toronto.
Strengthening the EU’s economic partnership with the world
This G8 summit in Northern Ireland is particularly emotional. The summit places on the global stage the local and national efforts, supported not least by the European Union, that over two decades have returned peace and reconciliation to this most beautiful and hospitable part of Europe. I would like to commend the United Kingdom presidency for this choice.
It also has a personal significance for me: it was under the last UK presidency of the G8 in 2005 that I attended at Gleneagles my first G8 summit as president of the European Commission.
See full Press Release: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-548_en.htm?locale=en
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