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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9851

1 March 2009
INFORMAL MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL BRUSSELS - 1st MARCH 2008 / (eu) eu/european summit
Leaders reaffirm solidarity and pledge to respect common rules

Brussels, 01/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - At the special European Summit in Brussels on Sunday 1 March 2009, EU heads of state made it clear that they will not give way to protectionist pressures. They all pledged solidarity with other Member States through the principles of the Single Market and not infringing common rules. Respect for EU rules is the duty of all Member States and applies when implementing government economic recovery plans or aid for the car industry or other industries, like...