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Bush holds crisis talks with EU Bush holds crisis talks with EU
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US President George W Bush is due to host talks on the financial crisis with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy and the European Commission president.US President George W Bush is due to host talks on the financial crisis with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy and the European Commission president.
Mr Bush, Mr Sarkozy and Jose Manuel Barroso are meeting at Camp David.Mr Bush, Mr Sarkozy and Jose Manuel Barroso are meeting at Camp David.
They will discuss the framework for a summit of G8 leaders planned for November that may also include China, India and other major economies.They will discuss the framework for a summit of G8 leaders planned for November that may also include China, India and other major economies.
The Europeans want the summit to pave the way for talks on an overhaul of the world's financial regulatory systems.The Europeans want the summit to pave the way for talks on an overhaul of the world's financial regulatory systems.
News agency reports from the talks venue in the state of Maryland suggest that President Bush will offer to host such a summit in the US. News agency reports from Camp David, the presidential retreat in the state of Maryland, suggest that Mr Bush will offer to host such a summit in the US.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has already proposed using the UN headquarters in New York as a venue.United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has already proposed using the UN headquarters in New York as a venue.
'Big enough and bold enough''Big enough and bold enough'
Earlier, in his weekly radio address, President Bush sought once again to reassure Americans about the government's $700bn bail-out of US financial institutions, which includes a $250bn scheme to buy stakes in leading banks similar to those earlier announced by European states. Earlier, in his weekly radio address, Mr Bush sought once again to reassure Americans about the government's $700bn bail-out of US financial institutions, which includes a $250bn scheme to buy stakes in leading banks.
"The federal government has responded to this crisis with systematic and aggressive measures to protect the financial security of the American people," Mr Bush said. Elements of the plan are similar to those earlier announced by European governments.
"The federal government has responded to this crisis with systematic and aggressive measures to protect the financial security of the American people," the president said.
"These actions will take more time to have their full impact. But they are big enough and bold enough to work.""These actions will take more time to have their full impact. But they are big enough and bold enough to work."
On Friday, Mr Sarkozy said that without regulation there could be no freedom.On Friday, Mr Sarkozy said that without regulation there could be no freedom.
Addressing a meeting of French-speaking countries in Quebec City, Canada, he said the crisis was "an opportunity to change our bad habits... to reflect differently on economic growth".Addressing a meeting of French-speaking countries in Quebec City, Canada, he said the crisis was "an opportunity to change our bad habits... to reflect differently on economic growth".
The BBC's Jane O'Brien in Washington says European leaders have in the past blamed the US for the global financial crisis, which started when high-risk borrowers began defaulting on their mortgages.The BBC's Jane O'Brien in Washington says European leaders have in the past blamed the US for the global financial crisis, which started when high-risk borrowers began defaulting on their mortgages.
But she adds that President Sarkozy, whose country currently holds the EU presidency, has made it clear he wants to move away from finger-pointing and towards a partnership with the US to overhaul the world financial system. But she adds that Mr Sarkozy, whose country currently holds the EU presidency, has made it clear he wants to move away from finger-pointing and towards a partnership with the US to overhaul the world financial system.