President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso (L) and Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country is holding the rotating presidency of the European Union, attend a joint news conference in L'Aquila, Italy, on July 8, 2009. The press conference prior to the G8 summit, to be held here on July 8-10, covered major topics to be discussed during the summit. [Xinhua]

A helicopter is seen flying above the makeshift media village for 2009 G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, on July 7, 2009. [Xinhua]