The climate will also be on the menu of the 27 European leaders who will meet Thursday evening and tomorrow in Brussels. The heads of state and government will take stock of the negotiations under way in Copenhagen.
European leaders will also look into their new way of operating.
It is the first summit since the entry into force of the famous Lisbon Treaty, a summit which will not yet be chaired by Herman Van Rompuy - the former Prime Minister will not take office until next January - but he will however present in Brussels to present his working method.
Climate first
The 27 heads of state and government meet for two days to discuss, among other things, the climate and European commitments.
The Swedish Presidency finds that when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the American proposals are far too weak and will prevent Europe from moving forward. The subject will certainly make a few waves.
European commitments
The 27 will discuss European commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They have promised to reduce their emissions by 20% by 2020 and to go further, to at least 30%, if other countries take this path. But we are far from the mark. So what will the heads of state and government decide? Will they be leaders as they claim? A difficult debate is likely to be relaunched this evening, relaunched but undoubtedly not closed since the leaders of this world will still see themselves in Copenhagen at the end of the Danish conference on the climate.
Last summit for Sweden
The European summit will also be the last one organized by Sweden, which ends its rotating presidency at the end of December. From January 1, Spain will take over for the first rotating presidency in the "Treaty of Lisbon" version, in other words a lighter presidency.
Spain will therefore have to find its place alongside a Herman Van Rompuy freshly elected president of the Council of the European Union who will prepare all the summits.
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