The White House
Washington, DC
June 25, 2003

Summit Results:

Leaders from both sides of the Atlantic gathered at the EU-US Summit in Washington. European Commission President Romano Prodi, together with European Council President-in-office Greek Prime Minister Constantine Simitis, met with US President George W. Bush. On the EU side, Vice President and Commissioner for Transport & Energy Loyola de Palacio, as well as Commissioners for Enterprise & Information Society Erkki Liikanen, for Trade, Pascal Lamy, together with the High Representative for CFSP Javier Solana, Greek Foreign Minister & European Council President-in-office Georgios Papandreou and Greek Justice Minister Philippos Petsalnikos also participated. President Bush was accompanied by an unprecedented number of senior Administration officials including Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Colin Powell, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, Attorney General John Ashcroft, Trade Representative Bob Zoellick, Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman, Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, Secretary of Treasury John Snow, Secretary of Commerce Don Evans, Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge and Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card. 

• European Council President Simitis, European Commission President Prodi & US President Bush: Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation Joint Statement

• European Council President Simitis, European Commission President Prodi  & US President Bush: Hydrogen Economy Joint Statement

• Greek Minister of Justice Minister Philippos Petsalnikos, President of the EU Justice & Home Affairs Council: EU-US Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance Agreements Signing Statement; Council Decision 2003/516/EC; Extradition Agreement; Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement

• EU-US Open Aviation Area Negotiations Agreement; Joint Statement by European Council President Konstandinos Simitis, European Commission President Romano Prodi & US President George W. Bush on Transatlantic Aviation Negotiations; EU-US Agreement to Open Aviation Talks

• EU Enterprise Commissioner Liikanen & US Commerce Secretary Evans Reaffirm Transatlantic Business Dialogue

• EU Trade Commissioner Lamy & US Trade Representative (USTR) Zoellick, Press Conference, Office of USTR

• Press Conference Summary: European Council President Simitis, European Commission President Prodi  & US President Bush; European Commission President Romano Prodi's Remarks ;Europe by Satellite Summit Recordings

• EU Press & Communication EU-US Summit Website

Summit Background:

• Factsheets

• Pre-Summit News Release, Washington Delegation

• Pre-Summit Press Release, European Commission

• Pre-Summit Overview, External Relations Directorate General

• Exclusive EU-US Video Press Conference: TRANSCRIPT: EU External Relations Commissioner Patten, EU Trade Commissioner Lamy & Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Papandreou, June 17, 2003

• EU Common Foreign & Security Policy High Representative Javier Solana to Attend Summit

• "Looking Ahead in Transatlantic Relations," European Commission President Prodi, Washington, DC, June 24

• Carbon Capture & Storage Technology Initiative Signing

• Container Security Initiative: US Customs & Border Protection/EU Joint Statement