Sarkozy chaired an informal summit in Brussels on November 6th, after which he was praised by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso for having managed to build consensus around a common EU position ahead of a G20 meeting in Washington two weeks later.
Sarkozy je predsjedao neformalnim samitom u Bruxellesu 6. studenog, nakon čega ga je predsjednik Europske komisije Jose Manuel Barroso pohvalio zbog uspješnog postizanja konsenzusa oko zajedničke pozicije EU pred sastanak G20 u Washingtonu dva tjedna kasnije.