Today at 2:45pm (CET) in the International Press Centre at the G20 in Cannes, France, the European Union conducted a wide-ranging press conference. Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, and Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, stressed that preservation of the Euro was “more necessary than ever.” The EU went on [...]
On Wednesday November 2nd at 7:30pm (CET), representatives of the B20 Business Summit officially released the final report and held a gala dinner featuring South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde. The gala celebrated the G20′s acknowledgement of the importance of businesses and corporations in achieving global economic and [...]
On Thursday November 3rd, President Sarkozy held a press briefing at the International Press Center in Cannes. The president commented that the world economy was in a grave situation due to the escalation of the eurozone crisis. Speaking to members of the international media, Sarkozy called the euro the “beating heart of Europe” and suggested [...]
On Friday, November 4th at 11:00am (CET), the G20 Research Group held its “Assessing the Cannes Summit Accomplishments” press briefing in the International Press Centre in Cannes, France. The briefing was well-attended by more than 40 media personnel. The G20RG’s expert panel included: Andrew Cooper, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada Victoria Panova, Moscow State [...]
Representatives from the G20 Research Group were in attendance today as Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia, briefed the media contingent assembled at the International Press Centre in Cannes, France. Speaking to the Eurozone crisis that has garnered much coverage during the summit, Gillard remarked that non-European G20 countries such as Australia have their own [...]
