Sarkozy je 6. novembra predsjedavao neformalnom samitu u Briselu, nakon što je već pohvaljen od strane predsjednika Evropske komisije Josea Manuela Barrosa što je uspio izgraditi konsenzus oko zajedničke pozicije EU pred sastanak G20 u Vašingtonu dvije sedmice kasnije.
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.