Spaın Eu Latın Amerıca Summıt

epa02162134 Brazil ' s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ( R ) speaks to European Commission president , Portuguese Jose Durao Barroso , during the VI EU-Latin AmericaCaribbean Leaders Summit at the Juan Carlos I ( IFEMA ) trade fair park in Madrid , central Spain , 18 May 2010 .  About 60 leaders from both sides of the Atlantic were attending the summit , which was expected to issue a joint political declaration . The economic crisis , financial stability , climate changethe fight against poverty were priorities for both regions , said Zapatero , whose country holds the rotating EU presidency .  EPA/EMILIO NARANJO