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Parliament debated the European Council of 11 and 12 December, in particular issues on the economic crisis, but also on climate change and the Lisbon Treaty. French Minister Jean-Pierre Jouyet underlined that the three main topics of the European Council 11 and 12 December would be: The Lisbon Treaty, the EU's response to the economic and financial crisis, and the fight against climate change.
As to the economic crisis, Minister Jouyet said that the EU had already responded by bringing forward proposals. The European Commission he said was on the right track. The European Social Fund, the Globalisation Fund, structural funds and the European Investment Bank would all be crucial in finding a response. It would also be essential funding for SMEs who bore much of the economic crisis.
Commission President José Manuel Barroso focussed among others on the economic recovery plan which he called “is a test about very idea we have of