European Council in Brussels

José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, with Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, and the EU Heads of State or Government met in Brussels for the Summer European Council. Herman van Rompuy, President of the European Council, thanked the work of the Spanish rotating Presidency. The last European Council of the Spanish Presidency concluded with an agreement among leaders to reduce uncertainties regarding the health of the financial system. This meeting also laid the foundations for the strategy on growth and employment until 2020.