Countries

Sarkozy Says G-8 Should Encourage Oil Producers to Boost Output (Bloomberg.com)

7 Jul 2008

July 7 (Bloomberg) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the leaders of the Group of Eight major industrial nations meeting in Japan should encourage oil-producing countries to boost output to prevent an oil-driven economic slowdown.

Sarkozy's Union of the Mediterranean falters (International Herald Tribune)

6 Jul 2008

French effort to bind EU and Mediterranean countries meets wide resistance.

Non-Aligned Countries Endorse Venezuelan Proposal for Alternative World Media (Venezuelanalysis.com)

6 Jul 2008

Mérida, July 5, 2008 (venezuelanalysis.com)-- At the 7th Conference of Information Ministers of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries held in Venezuela’s Margarita Island last week, more than 80 country delegations endorsed Venezuela’s proposal to create an alternative worldwide media network.