On 15 and 16 November 2014, European Commission President
Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy
will participate in the 9th edition of the G20 summit in the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia.
At
the G20 summit in Brisbane (Australia) the President of the European
Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the President of the European
Council, Herman Van Rompuy, will push for the adoption of a strong
Brisbane Action Plan on Growth and Jobs to put the G20 collectively on a
higher growth trajectory.
This and the European Union's views on
other key issues on the summit agenda (financial regulation, tax
avoidance/tax evasion, development, anticorruption and energy matters)
are reflected in the joint letter by the two Presidents to EU Heads of State and Government of 21 October 2014.
A
background briefing by Commission and Council representatives will be
held in the Berlaymont press room (for accredited journalists only) on
Monday 10 November at 9am.
Background
The
G20 leaders' process has been co-initiated in 2008 by the European
Union. The G20 members are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China,
France, Germany, Italy, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Republic of
Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom,
the United States and the European Union.
The European Union thus
is a full member of the G20 and is usually represented at G20 summits by
the President of the European Commission and the President of the
European Council.
The Brisbane Summit is the 9th edition of the
Group of 20 (G20) Summit of the world’s major advanced and emerging
economies. Together, the G20 members represent around 90% of global GDP,
80% of global trade and two-thirds of the world’s population. This
year, Australia welcomes Spain as a permanent invitee; Mauritania as the
2014 chair of the African Union; Myanmar as the 2014 Chair of the
Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN); Senegal, representing
the New Partnership for Africa's Development; New Zealand; and
Singapore. The 10th edition of the G20 Summit will be hosted by Turkey
in 2015.
