When the European Council meets on 28-29 October, economic governance and preparations for upcoming international meetings are on the agenda.

EU leaders will endorse the report of the Task Force on Economic Governance, chaired by the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy. The task force has presented several proposals to increase fiscal discipline and strengthen economic surveillance.

Further, they will determine the EU's position at forthcoming meetings with international partners, namely the G20 meeting in November in Seoul, the Cancún conference on climate change in November and summits with the United States, Russia and Ukraine.

Herman Van Rompuy will chair the meeting, in which the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, will also particGermany calls for tolerance, flexibility in Cypriot reunification talks