In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel remains the country's and Europe's dominant politician. As the paymaster of the EU, she has imposed austerity on most EU member states whether they like it or not. Li will be looking to maintain and boost the excellent bilateral relations between China and Germany. Li will also speak at an important business summit in Hamburg where the main theme is improving economic relations between the EU and China.

In between Germany and Italy Premier Li will visit Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Russia and the EU are at odds over Ukraine. Both will be seeking Li's support for their respective viewpoints.

In the absence of a second full EU-China summit this year because of the change in the EU's leadership, Li's dinner with van Rompuy and Barroso should provide a welcome boost to the bilateral relationship.

中国总理李克强将借10月16到17号在米兰参加亚欧峰会之机访问德国和意大利。亚欧峰会每两年举办一届，亚欧各国首脑将齐聚讨论全球性问题。这也为进行双边会议提供了一个有利场合。李克强总理在米兰的重要双边会议之一就是要和行将离职的欧洲理事会主席赫尔曼·范龙佩（Herman van Rompuy）以及欧盟委员会主席若泽·曼努埃尔·巴罗佐（José Manuel Barroso）共进晚餐。

李克强总理此次访问主要是为了应对中欧经济增速放缓的问题。虽然已经挺过了欧元区危机最坏的时候，但是重振经济和扭转高失业率仍然任重道远。欧盟委员会预计今年整个欧盟区的经济增长率只能勉强达到1%，而西班牙和希腊的青年失业率将超过30%。

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