EU/US Task Force Report "Reshaping EU-US Relations" Launch at the European Parliament on 16 March 2010
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Speech of EP President Jerzy Buzek launching the Notre-Europe EU-US task force report "Reshaping EU-US Relations"

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I am particularly glad to be able to open today's conference which launches the report by Notre Europe on "Reshaping EU-US Relations".

On the American side of the Atlantic we have witnessed the historic election of Barack Obama in 2008 and are approaching his mid-term. Here in Europe, we have elected a new Commission, implemented a new treaty which has strengthened the European Parliament, but also brought to life a joint external action service and made the European Council a full institution of the Union.

It is important that we take the time to reflect on where we wish the transatlantic relation to go in the future.

This report is timely, and it proposes a doctrine which calls for a new Euro-American partnership to meet the world's most pressing challenges...

Find the full speech on the European Parliament Website.




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Reshaping EU-US Relations: A Concept Paper
Study by The High Level Task Force on EU/US Relations | 16/03/2010
Euro-American relations can no longer be approached and practiced in the way they were for more than half a century. A high-level European reflection group comprising former Ministers and Heads of Government was brought together by Notre Europe to review the future of the Euro-American partnership. It undertook a sober examination of the changes under way in the world and their effects on the European Union and the United States. Above all, the group proposes a new approach based on renunciation of EU national and US imperial illusions that could enable the Euro-American partnership to become a springboard for a global partnership.
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EU/US Task Force Report Launch
Agenda | 16/03/2010
The President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek invited Notre Europe and the high-level task force -composed of high-ranking former European statesmen and ministers, also members of the Board of Directors and/or the European Steering Committee of Notre Europe- to present the report "Reshaping EU-US Relations: A Concept Paper" on 16 March at the European Parliament.
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