01 December 2009 - 19H41  

EU to play 'key role' at climate summit: EU Pres
New European Union President Herman Van Rompuy has said the EU is committed to playing a key role at the UN's global warming summit in Copenhagen.
New European Union President Herman Van Rompuy has said the EU is committed to playing a key role at the UN's global warming summit in Copenhagen.

AFP - The European Union is committed to playing a key role at the UN's global warming summit later this month in Copenhagen, the bloc's new president Herman Van Rompuy said Tuesday.

"On climate change, the (European) Union is determined to continue playing a key role, a constructive role which could lead to an ambitious global agreement," Van Rompuy said in French during a joint press conference with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

"But our action in the EU will not be sufficient on its own, we need other parties to contribute to the success of the summit," said the former Belgian prime minister.

He added that the EU would "coordinate its position" during a European Council meeting in Copenhagen on December 10 and 11.

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