Yalcindag attends business meeting in Paris

French President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday received European private sector representatives, including Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) Chairwomen Arzuhan Dogan Yalcindag. During the first day of the meeting in Paris, the top businessmen and Sarkozy, whose nation holds the European Union term presidency through Dec. 31, focused on measures to battle the global economic crisis. Speaking to reporters afterwards, Yalcindag said that they had presented to Sarkozy a report outlining the European business world's priorities and calls for the bloc's enlargement, including Turkey and the Balkans. The meeting will continue today with the attendance of EU Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso.