(From L) Belgium's Prime Minister Yves Leterme, Austria's Federal Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, Germany's Federal chancellor Angela Merkel, France's President and current European Union president Nicolas Sarkozy, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker and European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet pose for a family picture ahead of a financial crisis summit gathering Eurogroup heads of state and government at the Elysee Palace in Paris on October 12, 2008. The summit aims to define a joint action plan for the eurozone and the European Central Bank in relation to the current financial crisis.

Austria's Federal Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer (L) and Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker shake hands ahead of a financial crisis summit gathering Eurogroup heads of state and government at the Elysee Palace in Paris on October 12, 2008. The summit aims to define a joint action plan for the eurozone and the European Central Bank in relation to the current financial crisis.

(Xinhua News Agency October 13, 2008)