Press Releases, Speeches and Statements

Statements:

• Chair's statement to the press
• Chair's summary of the meeting
• Address by Angel Gurría, Secretary-General Designate, on the occasion of the handover ceremony
• Press briefing about the first day of discussions:
  Statement made by the Greek Minister of Economy and Finance George Alogoskoufis
• Agenda item: Trade
  Statement by Mr. Jean-Daniel GERBER, State Secretary for Economic Affairs (SWITZERLAND)
• Agenda item: The OECD Economic Outlook
  Statement by Mr. Manuel Pinho, Minister of Economy and Innovation (PORTUGAL)
• Curtain raiser on 15 May:
  Statement of George Alogoskoufis, Minister of Economy and Finance of Greece, regarding the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting and regarding the OECD Forum 2006
• Statement from the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC) to the OECD Council Meeting at Ministerial Level
• Statement from the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC) to the OECD Council Meeting at Ministerial Level

Articles:

• Reforms for growth and prosperity
  By Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece and Chair of the 2006 OECD Ministerial Council
• Structural reforms in Europe
  By Jean-Claude Trichet, President, European Central Bank

Related Documents:

• OECD Forum 2006: daily summary and speeches and webcast.

Archives:

• Final communiqués from 1976 to 2005