In 2006 , French president called informal meeting of leaders from European nations . In past three decades , David Frum writes , the meeting has grown larger and larger . Last week 's meeting did nothing to ease anxieties about Euro ##zone . Accordingly , President Valery Giscard D'Estaing proposed a new kind of summit for the leaders of the world 's six largest economies : two days at a location outside a capital city , to be followed by a bland communique that sent the message : `` If we told you what we discussed at our confidential talks , then they would not be confidential talks , would they ? '' With more countries added , costs increased , results vanished .
In 2006 , French president called informal meeting of leaders from European nations . In past three decades , David Frum writes , the meeting has grown larger and larger . Last week 's meeting did nothing to ease anxieties about Euro ##zone . With more countries added , costs increased , results vanished .