Some ideas from former Heads of States: Recommendations to the G20 Leaders from the Club of Madrid
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Joint declaration (B20+L20) from the 2011 G20 Cannes Summit
March 20, 2012 | Author Nicolas Simiand
During the G20 Cannes Summit on November 2011, representatives from the Business 20 (B20) and the Labour 20 (L20) issued a joint statement, reproduced below. It might be noted that this document is so far unique. However, it has been criticized by some trade-unioners as a tool for legitimizing both the G20 and the B20 ...
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Alternative G20: People’s Forum in Nice
November 2, 2011 | Author Nicolas Simiand
Ask for the Program... Here you may find the program of the coalition of NGOs and Alternative movements who are hosting a "people's forum" in Nice, just before the G20 Cannes Summit. Tuesday, 1st of November : 3.00 to 6.00 pm : International demonstration in Nice This demonstration will be festive and colourful, with numerous animations proposed by the groups ...
Some ideas from former Heads of States: Recommendations to the G20 Leaders from the Club of Madrid
September 19, 2011 | Author Nicolas Simiand
French President Nicolas Sarkozy (who is also the 2011 G8/G20 President) met with the representatives of the Club of Madrid a few weeks ago in order to discuss about issues to be addressed at the Cannes Summit of November 2011. Created in 2001 to promote democracy and change in the international community, the Club of ...
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Towards more Tobin Tax Talks
August 29, 2011 | Author Nicolas Simiand
French Finance Minister Francois has been reported to push for concrete results concerning international financial tax discussions to prepare the November's G20 Summit. According to Reuters, Baroin and his German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble met in Paris on August 23 scheduling a joint proposal to their European Union partners in September. (1) "We are working on a proposal ...
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The Deauville G8 Festival: What is on the Agenda?
May 24, 2011 | Author Nicolas Simiand
Here we go again. This week, Deauville is the place of the 37th G8 Summit. The first presided by Nicolas Sarkozy. A week after the endings of the Cannes International Film Festival, the G8 Leaders will met together in Deauville, the city of traditionaly hosting the Deauville American Film Festival. Let us begin by recalling ...
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G8 reacts with a statement to the terrorist attack on the Domodedovo Airport near Moscow
January 26, 2011 | Author Nicolas Simiand
The fight against terrorism is a old issue in the world economic summits agenda. Indeed, the first non economical declaration made at a world economic summit was dedicated to this issue. A day after the suicide attack on the Domodedovo airport, the G8 Foreign Ministers issued a press release to condemn the attack and to ...
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Alternative G20: People’s Forum in NiceAsk for the Program... Here you may find the program of the coalition of NGOs and Alternative movements who are hosting a… »