French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) talks with Portuguese countrepart Fernando Teixeira dos Santos on November 9, 2009 before a Eurogroup meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) talks with Portuguese countrepart Fernando Teixeira dos Santos on November 9, 2009 before a Eurogroup meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels.

More Photos of

Explore Photos of Related Topics

  1. Portugal delegate Emanuel Santos (L) Portugal national Bank Governor Vitor Constancio (C) Portugal Minister of State and Finance Fernando Teixeira dos Santos (R) are talking at the begining of the working session of the informal ECOFIN meeting at the Eriksberghallen in Gothenburg on October 1, 2009. European countries met today to kickstart plans to end economic pump priming, but hesitated to commit to fixed dates for a coordinated exit stategy tackling bloated deficits.
  2. Portuguese Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos (L) talks with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Shaube on November 10, 2009 during an Ecofin meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels.
  3. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) talks with Portuguese countrepart Fernando Teixeira dos Santos on November 9, 2009 before a Eurogroup meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels.
  4. France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde attends a question session with French Mayors at the Elysee Palace in Paris November 20, 2009.
  5. France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) and Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux attend a question session with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and French Mayors at the Elysee Palace in Paris November 20, 2009.
  6. France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon and Finance Minister Christine Lagarde attend a question session with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and French Mayors at the Elysee Palace in Paris November 20, 2009.
  7. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (C) visits a Sealed Air Corp plant in Epernon, near Paris, November 16, 2009.
  8. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (2nd R) visits a Sealed Air Corp plant in Epernon, near Paris, November 16, 2009.
  9. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) signs a cheque for development in Broue, near Paris, November 16, 2009.
  10. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (C) poses with Herve Novelli (2nd R), Junior Minister for Trade, Artisan Trades, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises, Tourism and Services, Francois Drouin (R), president and CEO of Oseo, and Pierre Georgel (L), president and CEO of Ecovegetal, to present a cheque for development in Broue, near Paris, November 16, 2009.
  11. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (front R) visits a Sealed Air Corp plant in Epernon, near Paris, November 16, 2009.

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. A rescuer waits to enter Xinxing coal mine to search for survivors after a gas explosion at the mine in Hegang, Heilongjiang Province November 22, 2009. The death toll from China's latest coal mine disaster reached 87 as hopes dimmed on Sunday that more survivors would be found a day after a gas blast at a colliery in the country's far northeast.
  2. Edmonton Oilers' Steve Staios (R) runs into Chicago Blackhawks' Troy Brouwer during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Edmonton November 21, 2009.
  3. Chicago Blackhawks' Colin Fraser (bottom) and Edmonton Oilers' Jason Strudwick battle during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Edmonton November 21, 2009.
  4. Edmonton Oilers' Andrew Cogliano (L) misses a breakaway chance against Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Cristobal Huet during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Edmonton November 21, 2009.
  5. NEWPORT BEACH, CA - NOVEMBER 21: Actors Vanessa Britting and David Krumholtz at the All In For Wishes Celebrity Poker Tournament For Make-A-Wish Foundation at The Pacific Club on November 21, 2009 in Newport Beach, California.
  6. NEWPORT BEACH, CA - NOVEMBER 21: Actor David Krumholtz poses at the All In For Wishes Celebrity Poker Tournament For Make-A-Wish Foundation at The Pacific Club on November 21, 2009 in Newport Beach, California.
  7. NEWPORT BEACH, CA - NOVEMBER 21: General view at the All In For Wishes Celebrity Poker Tournament For Make-A-Wish Foundation at The Pacific Club on November 21, 2009 in Newport Beach, California.
  8. PALO ALTO, CA - NOVEMBER 21: Kevin Riley #13 of the California Bears celebrates after the Bears scored a touchdown against the Stanford Cardinal at Stanford Stadium on November 21, 2009 in Palo Alto, California.
  9. NEWPORT BEACH, CA - NOVEMBER 21: Actors Vanessa Britting and David Krumholtz at the All In For Wishes Celebrity Poker Tournament For Make-A-Wish Foundation at The Pacific Club on November 21, 2009 in Newport Beach, California.
  10. PALO ALTO, CA - NOVEMBER 21: Andrew Luck #12 of the Stanford Cardinal scrambles for a first down against the California Bears at Stanford Stadium on November 21, 2009 in Palo Alto, California.
  11. Phoenix Coyotes' Keith Yandle, left, celebrates his goal with teammates Shane Doan (19), Adrian Aucoin, top, and Matthew Lombardi in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Flyers 3-1.
  12. Philadelphia Flyers' Kimmo Timonen (44), of Finland, argues with linesman Thor Nelson after the Phoenix Coyotes scored a go-ahead goal in the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Flyers 3-1.
  13. Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov, second from left, of Russia, makes a save on a shot by Philadelphia Flyers' Mike Richards (18) as Flyers' Claude Giroux (28) looks on in the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Flyers 3-1.
  14. Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov, left, of Russia, celebrates with teammate Taylor Pyatt after a win against the Philadelphia Flyers after the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes defeated the Flyers 3-1.
  15. Zsolt Erdei from Hungary, right, shouts out while Italy's Giacobbe Fragomeni, left, reacts after their cruiserweight WBC World Champion title fight in Kiel, northern Germany, on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Erdei won with a majority decision over Fragomeni.
  16. Zsolt Erdei from Hungary, center, raises his arm while Italy's Giacobbe Fragomeni, left, reacts after their cruiserweight WBC World Champion title fight in Kiel, northern Germany, on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Erdei won with a majority decision over Fragomeni. At right is referee Vic Drakulich from the U.S.