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COUNCIL OF

THE EUROPEAN UNION

9559/10 (Presse 106)

PRESS RELEASE

3012th Council meeting

General Affairs

Brussels, 10 May 2010

President

Mr Miguel Ángel MORATINOS

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain

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Main results of the Council

The Council discussed an annotated draft agenda for the

European Council

meeting to be held on

17 June.

It approved mandates for the negotiation of association agreements with

Armenia, Azerbaijan and

Georgia,

aimed at upgrading relations with the three countries.

It approved a draft directive on the deployment of

intelligent transport systems

in the field of road

transport.

And following on from the Euro Group agreement of 2 May to activate support via bilateral loans

Greece,

the Council adopted a decision setting out measures to be taken by Greece to reduce its

government deficit.

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CONTENTS

PARTICIPANTS ................................................................................................................................4

ITEMS DEBATED

PREPARATION OF THE JUNE EUROPEAN COUNCIL................................................................6

MEETINGS ON THE SIDELINES OF THE COUNCIL ...................................................................7

OTHER ITEMS APPROVED

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

–

Greece - Measures to reduce its government deficit ................................................................................................8

NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY

–

Relations with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia - Association agreements ..........................................................8

GENERAL AFFAIRS

–

Report on work in the Council's different configurations ........................................................................................9

TRANSPORT

–

Intelligent transport systems in road transport .........................................................................................................9

APPOINTMENTS

–

Economic and Social Committee.............................................................................................................................9

Where declarations, conclusions or resolutions have been formally adopted by the Council, this is indicated

in the heading for the item concerned and the text is placed between quotation marks.

Documents for which references are given in the text are available on the Council's Internet site

(http://www.consilium.europa.eu).

Acts adopted with statements for the Council minutes which may be released to the public are indicated by

an asterisk; these statements are available on the Council's Internet site or may be obtained from the Press

Office.

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PARTICIPANTS

The governments of the Member States and the European Commission were represented as follows:

Belgium:

Mr Steven VANACKERE

Bulgaria:

Mr Konstantin DIMITROV

Czech Republic:

Mr Michal SEDLÀČEK

Denmark:

Mr. Jonas BERING LIISBERG

Germany:

Mr Edmund DUCKWITZ

Estonia:

Mr Urmas PAET

Ireland:

Mr Dick ROCHE

Greece:

Mr Theodoros N. SOTIROPOULOS

Spain:

Mr Miguel Ángel MORATINOS CUYAUBÉ

Mr Diego LOPEZ GARRIDO

France:

Mr Philippe ETIENNE

Italy:

Mr Ferdinando NELLI FEROCI

Cyprus:

Mr Andreas MAVROYIANNIS

Latvia:

Mr Aivis RONIS

Lithuania:

Mr Audronius A�½UBALIS

Luxembourg:

Mr Christian BRAUN

Hungary:

Mr Péter BALÁZS

Malta:

Mr Richard CACHIA CARUANA

Netherlands:

Mr Tom de BRUIJN

Austria:

Mr Hans-Dietmar SCHWEISGUT

Poland:

Mr Jan TOMBINSKI

Portugal:

Mr Manuel LOBO ANTUNES

Romania:

Mr Teodor BACONSCHI

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Minister of

Foreign Affairs and Institutional Reforms

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs

Deputy Minister, Office of the Government

Deputy Permanent Representative

Permanent Representative

Minister for Foreign Affairs

Minister for European Affairs

Permanent Representative

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

Secretary of State for European Affairs

Permanent Representative

Minister for Foreign Affairs

Permanent Representative

Minister for Foreign Affairs

Permanent Representative

Minister for Foreign Affairs

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Slovenia:

Mr Mitja GASPARI

Slovakia:

Ms Olga ALGAYEROVA

Finland:

Ms Astrid THORS

Sweden:

Ms Amelie VON ZWEIGBERGK

United Kingdom:

Mr Kim DARROCH

Minister for Development and European Affairs

State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister for Migration and European Affairs

State Secretary for European Affairs

Permanent Representative

Commission:

Mr. Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ

Member

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ITEMS DEBATED

PREPARATION OF THE JUNE EUROPEAN COUNCIL

The Council examined an annotated draft agenda for the European Council meeting to be held on

17 June (doc.

9282/10).

The European Council is expected to focus on:

–

Jobs and growth: adoption of the Europe 2020 strategy;

G-20: preparation of the Toronto summit;

Development policy: UN millennium development goals;

Climate change.

The European Council will also hear a presentation by Felipe Gonzalez, chairman of a reflection

group on the future of Europe, and will be called on to endorse the Council's conclusions on

implementation of the European pact on immigration and asylum.

The Council will hold a further discussion at its meeting on 14 June, on the basis of draft European

Council conclusions.

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MEETINGS ON THE SIDELINES OF THE COUNCIL

–

EU-Turkey Association Council (doc.

9687/10)

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OTHER ITEMS APPROVED

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

Greece - Measures to reduce its government deficit

The Council adopted a decision, addressed to Greece, intended to strengthen budgetary surveillance

and giving notice to take measures to reduce its government deficit (doc.

9443/10).

This follows the Euro Group agreement of 2 May to activate support via bilateral loans to Greece

from the other 15 Euro area member states, centrally pooled by the Commission. The decision sets

out the main elements of policy conditionality for the granting of that support.

For details, see press release

9544/10.

NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY

Relations with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia - Association agreements

The Council adopted directives for the negotiation of association agreements with Armenia,

Azerbaijan and Georgia, to replace the current partnership and cooperation agreements with the

three countries.

It also agreed on the position to be adopted by the EU within the joint committees established by the

partnership cooperation agreements with a view to establishing new subcommittees in several

policy areas.

The joint declaration of the Prague Eastern Partnership Summit of 7 May 2009 stressed a common

wish to deepen and intensify bilateral relations between the EU and its eastern European partners

(doc.

8435/09).

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GENERAL AFFAIRS

Report on work in the Council's different configurations

The Council took note of a report from the presidency on decisions taken and issues currently under

discussion within its different configurations

(doc

9052/10).

TRANSPORT

Intelligent transport systems in road transport

The Council approved its position at first reading on a draft directive on the deployment of

intelligent transport systems (ITS) in the field of road transport (docs.

6103/10

9223/10

ADD 1)

and the corresponding statement of the Council's reasons (doc.

6103/10

ADD 1).

The text will be submitted to the European Parliament for a second reading. If the Parliament

accepts the Council's position, the directive will be considered adopted in this form.

The aim of the draft directive is to accelerate and coordinate deployment of interoperable ITS in

road transport, including interfaces with other transport modes, by creating the necessary conditions

and mechanisms through a coherent EU-wide framework.

For details, see press release

9579/10.

APPOINTMENTS

Economic and Social Committee

The Council adopted a decision appointing as member for the remainder of the current term of

office, which runs until 20 September 2010:

Mr Egbert BIERMANN, Hauptvorstand IG BCE [Main Executive Board of the Industrial Union of

Mining, Chemical and Energy Workers]

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