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Article: Roundup: EU summit to focus on economy, climate, Lisbon treaty
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- December 9, 2008
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Roundup: EU summit to focus on economy, climate, Lisbon treaty
BRUSSELS, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) leaders will
meet later this week on three crucial topics, namely the economic
crisis, the climate change and the Lisbon Treaty, the European
Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Tuesday.
"This is perhaps the most crucial European Council in recent
years. If I may make a personal note, I would say that for me, this
is the most important European Council I have participated in as
President of the Commission," Barroso told a pre-summit press
conference in Brussels on Tuesday, using the official name of the EU
leaders' meeting.
As the EU economy is plunging into a ...