The G8 summit in Deauville, 26-27 May 2011
The two-day summit of the G8 leaders starts in the French town of Deauville. The main topic will definitely be the Arab Spring. The leaders of the 8 most developed industrial nations in the world will try to find a way to help politically and economically the countries in North Africa and the Middle East, fighting for democracy. Another important issue will be nuclear safety in the context of the accident in the Japanese nuclear power station Fukushima, as well as climate change. Although it is not included in the official agenda of the summit, the issue of a new managing director of the IMF will probably dominate the forum and the bilateral meetings. The European Union will probably look for support for its candidate for the position - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde. euinside's team will follow the event and will inform you about the debates and the decisions.
| © © Presidency of the French Republic - C. AlixEU with a leading role in supporting the Arab spring
At their Deauville summit the Group of the eight world's largest economies launched the Deauville Partnership with the countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The aim is the region to be supported politically and economically during its democratic transition. The first impression f ...
| © European Commission- Audiovisual Services Barroso: The EU remains the largest donor to its Eastern and Southern neighbourhood
The European Union remains the largest donor to its neighbours, especially in the southern Mediterranean and North Africa, said the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, ahead of the G8 summit in Deauville. On the eve of the summit the European Commission presented a new nei ...
| © Crown copyrightWashington and London with a "Marshal Plan" for the Arab Spring
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