President Bush traveled to Vienna, Austria to participate in the annual U.S.-EU Summit on June 21, 2006. This trip underscores the importance of our relationship with the European Union and provides an opportunity for the President to discuss our transatlantic agenda with European Council President Wolfgang Schuessel and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.

The President and the EU leaders discussed a wide range of global challenges including preventing nuclear proliferation, combating terrorist financing, assisting reconstruction in Iraq, promoting peace and democracy in Europe and beyond, and increasing prosperity worldwide by reducing trade barriers and addressing energy security.

Summit Press Conference Video from Europe by Satellite
European Commission press release: EU-U.S. Summit: Signature of new agreement to boost cooperation in higher education and vocational training
President Bush Comments on U.S.-EU Relationship, Summit, Iran in Merchant Marine Speech

Remarks

06/21/06  President Bush Participates in Press Availability
06/21/06  Remarks by the President and Mrs. Bush in Roundtable with Foreign Students
06/21/06  Press Briefing on U.S.-EU Summit
06/20/06  Press Gaggle En Route to Vienna, Austria
06/15/06  Press Briefing by the National Security Advisor, Steve Hadley, on the President's Trip to Europe

Press Releases/Fact Sheets

06/21/06  Fact Sheet: 2006 U.S.-EU Summit
06/21/06  2006 U.S.-EU Summit Progress Report on Political and Security Issues
06/21/06  2006 U.S.-EU Summit Progress Report on the Economic Initiative
06/21/06  U.S.-EU Summit Declaration

Related Information

White House site on President's Travel to Attend U.S.-EU Summit in Vienna, Austria

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