The Members of the European Commission gathered in Brussels on 8 April 2009 for its weekly meeting. Günter Verheugen, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Enterprise and Industry, presented a proposal for a Directive concerning the fight against the late payments in the commercial transactions. José Manuel Barroso, President of the EC, and Dalia Grybauskaitė, Member of the EC in charge of Financial Programming and Budget, presented a communication on the rationalisation of financial rules and the acceleration of the execution of the budget in order to contribute to the economic recovery. Louis Michel, Member of the EC in charge of Development and Humanitarian Aid, presented a communication in collaboration with Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Member of the EC in charge of External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, in order to help development countries to face the crisis. Joe Borg, Member of the EC in charge of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, presented a communication on sustainable development of the aquaculture.