The annual U.S.-EU Summit, attended by President
Bush and Secretary of State Rice, was held on June 21, 2006, in Vienna, Austria. The Summit
highlighted the continued improvement in transatlantic relations by reporting on examples of how
the partnership has continued to work since the debate over Iraq policy. Foreign policy and economic
issues dominated the discussions. Two new agreements were signed regarding the Enforcement of
Intellectual Property Rights against piracy and counterfeiting and a Higher Education and Vocational
Training program. An expansion of existing cooperation on energy security was announced along
with the establishment of a High Level Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable
Development. The Summit also addressed differences of opinion on issues such as the Guantanamo
detention center, and the visa waiver program. This report will not be updated. Also see CRS Report RS22163, The United States and Europe: Current Issues, by [author name scrubbed].