Barroso over de crisis

EU-voorzitter Barroso sprak gisteren de 27 leden tellende Europese Commissie toe: "EU-US co-operation will be essential – not only to get us out of this crisis, but even more to avoid another one. In this respect, the discussions President Sarkozy and I had with President Bush last weekend were a major step forward. But it is not enough: we have to get other major players on board. I will be going to China later this week where I will raise this issue with the Chinese President and Prime Minister and with our other Asian partners at the ASEM Summit. We need a critical mass of players involved. The goal should be to devise a system of global financial governance adapted to the challenges of the 21st century – in terms of efficiency, transparency and representation. Europe is leading the way – and this is something we can collectively be proud of. And I want to work with this Parliament to make a forceful European contribution to this international debate."