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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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