European Council in Brussels, 15-16/10/08

15/10/2008

José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament, and Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic and acting President of the EU Council, participated in the European Council, which took place on 15 and 16 October 2008, amid an international economic and financial crisis. The Council agreed to accelerate work on energy security and approved the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum. It also endorsed the establishment of a think tank on the future of Europe.

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