I am confident that we can work together to make sure our partnership works for the benefit of all. Swedish Presidency will concentrate on three E's. In a speech to the European Parliament on 14 December, Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson outlining the Swedish Presidency of the EU, which will start on 1 January. Persson said that Sweden will hold a special summit in March, dedicated to the EU's aim of becoming the world's most competitive and knowledge-based economic region within 10 years. The March Summit, taking place in Stockholm, would aim to find models for sustainable financing of future pensions and other economic, social and labour market related issues.
Euro inflation rises.