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Obama hosting EU-US summit at White House

Posted on November 3, 2009 at 10:20 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is hosting a summit with European Union leaders on a range of issues, including climate change, economic management and the NATO operation in Afghanistan.

Vice President Joe Biden will hold a welcoming lunch Tuesday for the European leaders ahead of the meetings with Obama.

The EU will be represented by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso as well as the prime minister and foreign minister of Sweden.

The two sides are expected to reveal a new EU-US Energy Council to explore cooperation on energy security and efficiency.

The gathering comes a month ahead of a global meeting on climate change as world leaders negotiate a follow-on agreement to the Kyoto Protocol.

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