[00:00.00] President Barack Obama recently welcomed European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to the White House. President Obama stressed, "the fundamental bonds that exist between the European Union and the United States. Our common values, our common beliefs in the rule of law, in democracy, in freedom, in a free market system – all those things bind us together." Much of what the three leaders discussed was how to grow the economies of the United States and Europe and create more jobs on both sides of the Atlantic. The Eurozone crisis was a central part of that discussion, and President Obama said the U.S. stands ready to do its part to help Europe resolve this issue. " This is of huge importance to our own economy," he said, " If Europe is contracting or if Europe is having difficulties, then it's much more difficult for us to create good jobs here at home because we send so many of our products and services to Europe." European Union and U.S. trade and investment generates millions of jobs on both sides of the Atlantic.