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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 178

Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the United States-European 

Union Summit. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 20, 2005

Mr. BENNETT (for himself, Mr. LUGAR, and Mr. LIEBERMAN) submitted the 

following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the United 

States-European Union Summit.

Whereas the United States and the European Union have 

built a strong transatlantic partnership based upon the 

common values of freedom, democracy, rule of law, and 

human rights; 

Whereas working together to promote these values globally 

will serve the mutual political, economic, and security interests of the United States and the European Union; 

Whereas cooperation between the United States and the European Union and its member states on security issues 

such as terrorism, the Middle East peace process, the 

proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic 

missile technology, and the nuclear activities of rogue na-
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tions is important for promoting freedom, democracy, 

and international peace and security; 

Whereas the common efforts of the United States and the 

European Union and its member states have supported 

freedom in countries throughout the world; 

Whereas through coordination and cooperation during emergencies such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami disaster, 

and the AIDS pandemic in Africa, the United States and 

the European Union have mitigated the effects of humanitarian disasters across the globe; 

Whereas economic cooperation such as removing impediments 

to transatlantic trade and investment, integrating capital 

markets, and ensuring the safe and secure movement of 

people and goods across the Atlantic will increase prosperity and strengthen the partnership between the United 

States and the European Union; and 

Whereas although disagreements between the United States 

and the European Union have existed on a variety of 

issues, the transatlantic relationship remains strong and 

continues to improve: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) welcomes the leadership of the European 

3 Union to the 2005 United States-European Union 

4 Summit to be held in Washington, DC, on June 20, 

5 2005; 

6 (2) highlights the importance of the United 

7 States working together with the European Union 

8 and its member states to promote freedom, democ-
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1 racy, rule of law, human rights, security, and eco2 nomic prosperity; 

3 (3) recommends— 

4 (A) expanded political dialogue between 

5 Congress and the European Parliament; and 

6 (B) that the 2005 United States-European 

7 Union Summit focus on both short and long8 term measures that will allow for vigorous and 

9 active expansion of the transatlantic relation10 ship; 

11 (4) encourages— 

12 (A) the adoption of practical measures to 

13 expand the United States-European Union eco14 nomic relationship by reducing obstacles that 

15 inhibit economic cooperation; and 

16 (B) expanded cooperation between Con17 gress and the European Union and its member 

18 states on security issues.

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