ROME. The 1 euro coin thrown by the leaders of the G20 in the Trevi Fountain was minted specifically for the G20 with the Vitruvian Man, symbol of the Summit, engraved. Many onlookers looking out from the terraces and windows of the buildings surrounding the monument. Relaxed the atmosphere among the leaders who exchanged smiles and chatter. After the coin tossed, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, smiling, rinsed her hands in the fountain.
G20, the leaders of the countries in the center of Rome: the toss of the coin in the Trevi Fountain
Jobs
The second day of the G20 summit in Rome opened, therefore, with a walk by world leaders to the Trevi Fountain, with the traditional toss of coins. Work will resume instead at EUR at 10.30 with a session dedicated to the role of the private sector in the fight against climate change, during which an appeal from Prince Charles is awaited. The second session “Climate Change and Environment” will be held at 11.05 and the third session of “Sustainable Development” at 13.50. At 3.40 pm the final session of the summit and, to follow, the press conference of Prime Minister Mario Draghi. Two bilateral summits are also scheduled for Draghi: at 13.10 the one with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau and, to follow, the one with the Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi. The “global crisis” of climate change must be tackled “with the utmost urgency and ambition. And this is the goal of today’s G20 ”, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote in a tweet, adding that he will provide“ updates later in the day ”. And he underlines: «We cannot deny climate change. And climate action cannot be postponed ».
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Rite
Photo opportunity and coin toss all together for the leaders of the G20, led by Mario Draghi, at the Trevi Fountain, then. After yesterday’s shot, together with doctors and nurses as a tribute to their commitment at the forefront of the fight against coronavirus, this morning the summit of the Big 20 opened with a photograph in front of the famous Capitoline fountain before resuming the work of the summit at ‘Eur. The leaders positioned themselves with their backs to the Trevi Fountain. Prime Minister Mario Draghi in the center, between outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron. The foreign leaders then threw the coin into the fountain, a traditional ritual to wish a return to the Eternal City. The launch was greeted by applause, after which the heads of state and government left the historic center in view of the resumption of work at the summit.
France-United Kingdom
The bilateral summit has begun between the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and the French President, Emmanuel Macron, one of the most delicate of the G20. Relations between London and Paris have greatly deteriorated due to the clash over fishing and the fight against immigration in the English Channel, as well as the controversy over the anti-Chinese “Aukus” alliance between the US, the United Kingdom and Australia, of which the French foreign minister, Jacques Le Drian, branded Johnson as a “spare wheel”.