Address given by Diego López Garrido, Spanish State Secretary for the European Union, to the European Parliament on 15 December 2009 with the aim of highlighting the challenges and opportunities of the Spanish Presidency of the European Union in 2010, in a European and global climate marked by the economic and financial crisis, climate change, and the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty and the resulting institutional changes.
Draft summary of the framework strategy for the Team Presidency of Spain, Belgium and Hungary, the first to be conducted according to the new system of a trio of rotating Presidencies over 18 months, from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2011. The document emphasises the importance of unity in the European Union to enable it to face the challenges of the modern world, especially the effects of the economic and financial crisis.
