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Issues for the future

I have called or a new Atlantic Agenda or

Globalisation. For a reinorced EU/US part-

nership based on a new agenda: By re-invig-

orating the Euro-American economic and

political relationship; By making the EU-US

relationship more outward-looking, and

engaging more with third parties including

powers such as Brazil, Russia, India and China;

By reorming the architecture o international

cooperation; By joining our eorts to mitigate

climate change while achieving greater

energy security; By deending and reinorc-

ing an open, rules-based, multilateral trading

system; By making urther progress towards

achieving the Millennium Development Goals;

and by launching a comprehensive review o

respective EU and US eorts to secure inter-

national peace and security.

President Barroso, 24 September 2009.

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Global challenges, joint responses

The EU and the US have shown their commit-

ment to developing a post-2012agreement

under the UN Framework Convention on

Climate Change. Our policies are converging

in support o energy security, clean and

eicient technologies, and green jobs.

Given the interdependence o the worlds

major economies, the EU and the US have

also agreed to take urther actions to

promote a sustainable economic recovery,including stabilising the financial system

and reorms to strengthen inancial markets

and regulatory regimes. .

Latest achievements

We are both committed to global peace

through crisis management and conflict

prevention. The US is participating in the EUs

Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX), sup-

porting local authorities in building up a unc-

tional and sustainable rule o law system.

A new EU-US agreement concluded in 2011

will urther acilitate uture US participation in

EU crisis management missions.

Our cooperation on regional challenges

(including Aghanistan/Pakistan, North Arica

and the Arab Spring, the Middle East and Iran)

is intensiying, including a greater ocus on

civilian capacity building in crisis-hit regions to

ensure long-term stability.

We have strengthened our dialogue on devel-

opment cooperation, with a ocus on the

agenda o the Millennium Development Goals.

Cooperation between the EU and the US on

cross-border crime and security issues contin-

ues to expand. Key themes include acilitating

mobility in a secure environment and strength-

ening law enorcement, counter-terrorism and

cyber-security cooperation.

23 o the 27 EU Member States are now part

o the US Visa Waiver Programme. The EU

continues to press or inclusion o all EU

countries.

The irst stage EU-US Air Transport Agreement

o 2007 liberalised the transatlantic airline

market, removing restrictions on routes,

prices, and the number o lights. The second

stage agreement was initialled in March 2010.

In the ield o science and technology, we are

stimulating inormation lows, networking

opportunities and the transer o innovation.

Researchers at US institutions can take part inEU-backed research projects and gain EU

unding i their consortium includes EU

researchers.

Common values

The relationship between the European Union

(EU) and the United States (US) is essential

and unique. Based on shared values and a

undamental belie in human rights, democ-

racy and the market economy, the EU-US

partnership covers much more than just

trade relations.

Together we promote peace, stability, democ-

racy and prosperity. We are committed to

nding common responses to global chal-

lenges. We are working together to combat

climate change, the causes o poverty,

and the spread o inectious diseases. We

cooperate on strategies to improve energy

security and efciency.

Regular contacts at all levels, including by

leaders at the annual EU-US Summits, are

testimony to the vitality of this partnership.

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