translation.bs: 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.
translation.en: 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.