European Commission urges European Council to tackle economic crisis and play leading role at G20 meeting
The European Commission is calling on EU leaders to further step up coordinated European action to fight the economic crisis. In its communication to the European Council summit on 19-20 March, the Commission sets out a comprehensive reform of the financial system. It claims that a clear and united commitment to this programme, which it sees as ambitious, can pave the way for the EU to give a global lead at the G20 summit in London on 2 April. 
The communications makes proposals on the banking system; financial regulation and supervision; the real economy; employment and promoting global recovery.

Read the European Commission's communication 'Driving European Recovery', March 4, 2009

Read the annexes to the European Commission's communication, March 4, 2009.