EU leaders call for continued efforts in economic stimulus
BRUSSELS. Sepember 18. KAZINFORM Leaders from the European Union's 27 member states urged here on Thursday the upcoming summit of the Group of 20 (G20) rich and developing nations to continue implementing coordinated policy measures to develop the basis for sustainable growth and avoid repetition of the financial crisis; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
"Efforts must be maintained until recovery is secured," said a conclusion document of the bloc's informal summit, which is designed to coordinate position for next week's G20 summit in Pittsburgh, the United States.
"Overall support to the EU economy in 2009 and 2010 is projected to amount to around 5 percent of GDP," it added.
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt told a press conference after the summit that the current global economic situation "remains uncertain and risks remain," while public finance would see large deficit in 2010.
He called for the design of exit strategies in order to achieve sustainability.
"We need our public finance back on track," he said.
"Exit strategies need to be designed now and implemented in a coordinated manner as soon as recovery takes hold, taking into account the specific situations of individual countries," said the document.
The EU also urged strengthened global macroeconomic coordination to address global imbalances, saying that "such coordination should be based on a central role for the IMF (International Monetary Fund)"; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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