3RD G20 FINANCE MINISTERS AND CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS MEETING AND SIDE EVENTS

8-11 July 2021 Venice - Italy

1 CONTENTS

1 ABOUT THE G20 Pag. 3

2 ITALIAN G20 PRESIDENCY Pag. 4

3 2021 G20 FINANCE MINISTERS AND CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS MEETINGS Pag. 4

4 3RD G20 FINANCE MINISTERS AND CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS MEETING Pag. 6 Agenda Participants

5 MEDIA Pag. 13 Accreditation Media opportunities Media centre - Map - Operating hours - Facilities and services - Media liaison officers - Information technology - Interview rooms - Host broadcaster and photographer - Venue access Host city: Venice Reach and move in Venice - Airport - Trains - Public transports - Taxi Accomodation Climate & time zone Accessibility, special requirements and emergency phone numbers

6 COVID-19 PROCEDURE Pag. 26

7 CONTACTS Pag. 26

2 1 ABOUT THE G20

Population Economy Trade 60% of the world population 80 of global GDP 75% of global exports

The G20 is the international forum How the G20 works that brings together the world’s major The G20 does not have a permanent economies. Its members account for more secretariat: its agenda and activities are than 80% of world GDP, 75% of global trade established by the rotating Presidencies, in and 60% of the population of the planet. cooperation with the membership.

The forum has met every year since 1999 A “Troika”, represented by the country that and includes, since 2008, a yearly Summit, holds the Presidency, its predecessor and with the participation of the respective its successor, works to ensure continuity Heads of State and Government. within the G20. The Troika countries are currently Saudi Arabia, Italy and Indonesia. In addition to the Summit, ministerial and finance track deputies meetings, working Origins of the G20 groups and special events are organized In 1999, in the wake of the 1997 economic throughout the year. crisis, the “Group of 20” was established, aimed at including other countries in their Participants discussions related to global economics The G20 members are: Argentina, Australia, and finance. The first official meeting of the Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, G20 was held in Berlin in December that Japan, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, same year. Republic of Korea, Russia, South Africa, Following the 2008 financial crisis, the level Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, of participation of the G20 was elevated to the United States, and the European Union. Heads of State and Government. Spain is also invited as a permanent guest. At the 2009 Pittsburgh Summit, the Each year, the Presidency invites guest Heads of State and Government decided countries, which take full part in the G20 to institutionalize the G20 as the main exercise. Several international and regional forum for global economic and financial organizations also participate, granting the cooperation. The G20 Leaders have met forum an even broader representation. every year since 2010.

3 2 ITALIAN G20 PRESIDENCY

PEOPLE PLANET PROSPERITY

The world is facing many difficult This is why in 2021 the G20, under the challenges today, which he G20 is intensely Italian Presidency, will focus on three broad, working to address, by identifying – and interconnected pillars of action: People, implementing – shared, coordinated and Planet, Prosperity. equitable responses. This requires vision, dialogue, mutual understanding, and a Within these pillars, we are taking the profound awareness of our common global lead in ensuring a swift international responsibilities. response to the pandemic - able to provide equitable, worldwide access to diagnostics, The pandemic has had profound impacts therapeutics and vaccines - while building on the health of humans worldwide. up resilience to future health-related shocks. It has affected peoples’ livelihoods, our economies, international trade. It has added We are also looking beyond the crisis, its burden onto other systemic problems, towards ensuring a rapid recovery that from climate change to inequality, which addresses people’s needs. This implies a are hampering our ability to fully prosper focus on reducing inequalities, on women’s and express our potential. It has also made empowerment, on the younger generations one thing clear: we live in an era in which and on protecting the most vulnerable. It local problems swiftly become global means promoting the creation of new jobs, challenges. social protection and food security.

This, however, also means that we can work The G20 is also intent on paving the way to together to recover from this crisis and rebuilding differently in the aftermath of seize the opportunity to shape the future, the crisis. More efficiently, through a better learning from our shared experience and use of renewable energies and with a firm ensuring that efficient, innovative tools and commitment to protecting our climate and technologies become the basis for a more our common environment. resilient, sustainable and greener growth. This is a prerequisite for our sustained prosperity. A prosperous future, however, In an increasingly interconnected world, also requires that we properly harness the multilateralism is far more than an abstract main drivers of growth and innovation. We concept. It is the key to responding to these are working to bridge the digital divide challenges, and the G20, bringing together and make digitalization an opportunity for much of the world’s population and of the all, improve productivity and – in short – to global economy, must live up to its role. leave no one behind.

4 2021 G20 FINANCE MINISTERS AND 3 CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS MEETINGS

The decisions to establish the G20 (1999) investigating the various aspects related and raise the level of participation at Heads to economic, financial, monetary and tax of State and Government (2009) were taken issues. following two major crises that affected the global economy. This framework is structured into six separate working groups, dedicated to macroeconomic Although the topics addressed by the G20 issues, international financial architecture, have significantly expanded over the years, infrastructure, sustainable finance, financial the economic themes have maintained a inclusion and Africa. The Finance Track also particular importance in the process. covers issues such as on financial regulation and taxation. The term “Finance Track” refers to the meetings coordinated by the Ministry of The dates and format of the events may be Finance and the Central Bank, aimed at subject to change.

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5 3RD G20 FINANCE MINISTERS AND 4 CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS MEETING

CONTEXT / INTRODUCTION

G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank In this third meeting, the first in-person Governors (FMCBG) have already met twice under the Italian G20 Presidency, G20 under the Italian G20 Presidency. members will progress their discussions on issues related to international economy The first official meeting was held on and global health and on the efforts to 26 February 2021, in which, Ministers and push forward the economic recovery and Governors acknowledged that health promoting a more sustainable growth. and economic conditions remained difficult despite the launch of vaccination Ministers and Governors will also touch campaigns and signs of strengthening upon the digital revolution-productivity economic activity. nexus, the support to the most vulnerable countries, international taxation matters, In February, they also expressed a strong financial sector related issues and how to committed to scale up international finance the green transition. coordination to tackle global challenges by adopting a stronger multilateral approach From Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 July, a number and focusing on a set of core priorities. More of side events will be held within the on the 1st G20 FMCBG meeting here. context of the G20 FMCBG Venice meeting. These include the Annual Conference of G20 FMCBGs met again on 7 April. the Global Forum on Productivity, the G20 In their second meeting, G20 Ministers High-Level Tax Symposium and the Venice and Governors recognised that after the International Conference on Climate. contraction registered in 2020, the global outlook has improved, mainly due to the roll out of vaccination campaigns and continued policy support. Nonetheless, the recovery appeared clouded by uncertainty and uneven across and within countries.

G20 Members agreed on a series of commitments, detailed in the official Communiqué, issued at the end of the meeting. More on the 2nd G20 FMCBG meeting here.

6 AGENDA 8-11 JULY 2021

Thursday 8 July 2021

Annual Conference of the Global Forum on Productivity co- organised by the Italian G20 Presidency Event open to accredited journalists only.

11.15am – 4pm Accredited journalists can follow the event remotely. Credentials to access the event virtually will be sent one hour before the event starts to the same email address used for accreditation. Please be aware that the media centre at the Arsenal will be closed on Thursday 8 July.

Friday 9 July 2021

G20 High-Level Tax Symposium Event open to accredited journalists only.

Accredited journalists can follow the event in the Media Centre 09.00am – 11.00am or remotely.

Credentials to access the event virtually will be sent one hour before the event starts to the same email address used for accreditation.

Annual Conference of the Global Forum on Productivity co- organised by the Italian G20 Presidency Event open to accredited journalists only.

Accredited journalists can follow the event in the Media Centre 11.30am – 5.30pm or remotely.

Credentials to access the event virtually will be sent one hour before the event starts to the same email address used for accreditation.

G20 Finance Ministers and Central Banks Governors Meeting 1.15pm – 5.30pm Closed-door meeting

7 AGENDA 8-11 JULY 2021

Friday 9 July 2021

Press Conference by the G20 High Level Independent Panel (HLIP)

Presentation of the report on financing the global commons for pandemic preparedness and response. Introductory remarks from: 6.00pm Giudecca • Daniele Franco, Minister of Economy and Finance, Italy Room - Tesa 100 With the presence of the Co-chairs of the G20 HLIP: • Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organization and former Foreign and Finance Minister, Nigeria; • Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Singapore; • Lawrence Summers, Former United States Treasury Secretary.

Saturday 10 July 2021

G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting 9.45am – 5.15pm Closed-door meeting

G20 Presidency Press Conference 5.30pm Giudecca With: Room – Tesa 100 • Daniele Franco, Minister of Economy and Finance, Italy; • Ignazio Visco, Governor of the Bank of Italy.

Sunday 11 July 2021

Venice International Conference on Climate Event open to accredited journalists only.

Accredited journalists can follow the event in the Media Centre 09.15am - 5.30pm or remotely.

Credentials to access the event virtually will be sent one hour before the event starts to the same email address used for accreditation.

8 PARTICIPANTS

G20 FINANCE MINISTERS

Daniele Franco Minister of Economy and Finance Italy

Martin Guzman Minister of Economy Argentina

Simon Birmingham Finance Minister Australia

Paulo Roberto Nunes Guedes Finance Minister Brazil

Minister of Finance and Deputy Chrystia Freeland Canada Prime Minister

Kun Liu Minister of Finance China

Bruno Le Maire Minister for the Economy and Finance France

Olaf Scholz Federal Minister of Finance Germany

Nirmala Sitharaman Finance Minister India

Sri Mulyani Indrawati Finance Minister Indonesia

Tarō Asō Finance Minister Japan

Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez Finance Minister Mexico

Anton Siluanov Finance Minister Russia

Mohammed Al-Jadaan Finance Minister Saudi Arabia

Tito Mboweni Finance Minister South Africa

Nam-Ki Hong Minister of Economy and Finance Republic of Korea

Lütfi Elvan Minister of Treasury and Finance Turkey

Rishi Sunak Chancellor of the Exchequer UK

Janet Yellen Secretary of the Treasury United States

Paolo Gentiloni Commissioner for Economy European Union

Council of the EU Andrej Šircelj Finance Minister (Slovenia’s Presidency)

9 PARTICIPANTS

G20 CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS

Ignazio Visco Governor Italy

Miguel A. Pesce Governor Argentina

Philip Lowe Governor Australia

Roberto de Oliveira Governor Brazil Campos Neto

Tiff Macklem Governor Canada

Gang YI Governor China

Francois Villeroy De Galhau Governor France

Jens Weidmann Governor Germany

Shaktikanta Das Governor India

Perry Warjiyo Governor Indonesia

Haruhiko Kuroda Governor Japan

Alejandro Diaz De Leon Governor Mexico

Elvira Nabiullina Governor Russia

Fahad Almubarak Governor Saudi Arabia

Lesetja Kganyago Governor South Africa

Juyeol Lee Governor Republic of Korea

Sahap Kavcioglu Governor Turkey

Andrew Bailey Governor United Kingdom

Jerome H. Powell Chair United States

European Central Christine Lagarde President Bank

10 PARTICIPANTS

G20 INVITED COUNTRIES - Ministries of Finance

José Sele Yalaghuli AU Chair and Finance Minister African Union (AU)

Association ASEAN Chair and Minister of Finance and Amin Liew Abdullah of Southeast Asian Economy Nations (ASEAN) Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Treasury Ukur Yatani Kenia and Planning President’s Representative in the Ministry of Charles Adu Boahen Ghana Finance New Partnership NEPAD Chair and Minister of Finance and for Africa's Uzziel Ndagijimana Economic Planning Development (NEPAD)

Wopke Hoekstra Finance Minister Netherlands

Lawrence Wong Finance Minister Singapore

Third Vice President and Minister for Nadia Calviño Spain Economy and Digitalization

Ueli Maurer Finance Minister Switzerland

G20 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

President and Chair Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Jin Liqun of the Board of Directors

Agustin Bank for International Settlements (BIS) General Manager Carstens

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Odile Renaud- President (EBRD) Basso

President Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Marcus Pleyer of Financial Action Task Force

Randal K. Financial Stability Board (FSB) Chair Quarles

Marie Chief Executive Global Infrastructure Hub (GIH) Lam-Frendo Officer

The Group of 24 Marilou Uy Director

11 PARTICIPANTS

G20 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

High Level Independent Panel (HLIP) on financing Tharman the global commons for pandemic preparedness and Co-Chair Shanmugaratnam response

High Level Independent Panel (HLIP) on financing Ngozi Okonjo- the global commons for pandemic preparedness and Co-Chair Iweala response

High Level Independent Panel (HLIP) on financing Lawrence the global commons for pandemic preparedness and Co-Chair Summers response

Kristalina Managing International Monetary Fund IMF Georgieva Director

International Monetary and Financial Committee Magdalena Finance Minister (IMFC) (Chair - Sweden) Andersson

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Secretary Mathias Cormann Development (OECD) General

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Achim Steiner Administrator

World Bank Group WBG David Malpass President

*) Please be aware that the list of participants He/She will participate in virtual mode. may be subject to change.

12 5 MEDIA

This section provides you with all relevant Accreditation centre timing: information on media opportunities, • Wednesday 7 July, from 9.00am to 6.00pm logistics and media related issues. Should • Thu-Fri-Sat-Sun 8-11 July, from 8.30am to you have any further question, please 6.00pm contact [email protected] Passes must be worn at all times when accessing a G20 venue or using G20 media Badge retrival transport vehicles. Accreditation will be Accreditation on site will not allowed. checked either visually or electronically. Accredited journalists can retrieve their It is strictly forbidden to swap passes. badges at the Hotel Monaco & Gran Canal In the case of loss of the personal media pass, - P.za San Marco, 1332, 30124 Venezia VE. please contact the Media Liaison Officer.

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES

Thursday 8 July

Annual Conference of the Global Forum on Productivity, co- organised by the Italian G20 Presidency

Event open to accredited journalists only.

Accredited journalists can follow the event in the media centre 11.15am - 4pm or connected remotely.

Credentials to access the event virtually will be sent one hour before the event starts to the same email address used for accreditation. Please be aware that the media centre at the Arsenal will be closed on Thursday 8 July.

Friday 9 July

Head of Delegations arrival at the Arsenal • LIVE from Host Broadcaster 08.00am • Photo opportunity - photographers can request access at the Media info point.

13 MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES

Friday 9 July

G20 High-Level Tax Symposium

Event open to accredited journalists only.

Accredited journalists can follow the event in the media centre 09.00am - 11.00am or connected remotely.

Tour de table from Host Broadcaster. Credentials to access the event virtually will be sent one hour before the event starts to the same email address used for accreditation.

Annual Conference of the Global Forum on Productivity, co-organised by the Italian G20 Presidency

Event open to accredited journalists only.

Accredited journalists can follow the event in the media centre 11.30am - 5.30pm or connected remotely.

Tour de table from Host Broadcaster. Credentials to access the event virtually will be sent one hour before the event starts to the same email address used for accreditation.

PRESS CONFERENCE by the G20 High Level Independent Panel (HLIP)

Presentation of the report on financing the global commons for pandemic preparedness and response.

Introductory remarks from: • Daniele Franco, Minister of Economy and Finance, Italy 6.00pm With the presence of the Co-chairs of the G20 The High Level Giudecca Room, Independent Panel’s (HLIP) on financing the global commons Tesa 100 for pandemic preparedness and response: • Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Directo r general of the World Trade Organization and former Foreign and Finance Minister, Nigeria • Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Singapore • Lawrence Summers, Former United States Treasury Secretary

LIVE from Host Broadcaster

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Saturday 10 July

G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors PRESS CONFERENCE

5.30 pm With the presence of: • Daniele Franco, Minister of Economy and Finance, Italy • Ignazio Visco, Governor of the Bank of Italy

LIVE from Host Broadcaster

Sunday 11 July

Photo opportunity From 8.00 am Photographers can request access at the Media info point.

Venice International Conference on Climate

Event open to accredited journalists only.

Accredited journalists can follow the event in the media centre 09.15am - 5.30pm or connected remotely. Credentials to access the event virtually will be sent one hour before the event starts to the same email address used for accreditation.

Virtual press conferences virtual mode. Connection details will be Accredited journalist will also have the provided individually (to the same email possibility to join the press conferences in address used for accreditation).

15 MEDIA CENTRE

The Finance Ministers and Central Bank be located inside the Venue of the G20 Governors Meeting Media Centre will Ministerial Meeting, the Arsenal.

Operating Hours • Common workspaces with printing The Media Centre will be open: facilities. • from 7am to 10pm on Friday 9 and • Media TV Booth (3 square meters, Saturday 10 July. located in the tower in front of the • from 7am to 9pm on Sunday 11 July media center) with Wi-FI and electricity. • Please be aware that the number of TV Facilities and services Booth is limited The Media Centre will support journalist • Hence, it is not possible to book TV with: booths for the whole duration of the • MEDIA INFO POINT inside the media events but only for a maximum two- centre - for any inquire related to hour slots. schedules, press releases and press • Booking requests should be addressed conferences, transport and media to: [email protected] opportunities. before 8 July at 1pm.

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• Complimentary catering will be served Simultaneous Translation (ENG-ITA) to all accredited journalists nearby the The simultaneous translation is available on Media Centre. iOS and Android devices. In order to use the service, you need to Media Liaison Officers download the Converso® app from: A Media Liaison Officer will be available in https://play.google.com/store/apps/ the Media Centre to provide assistance to details?id=it.verso.converso2 media during the G20 Finance Ministers https://apps.apple.com/us/app/converso/ and Central Bank Governors Meeting. She id1167058681?l=it&ls=1 can assist with Interview room bookings, interview requests and other logistical We suggest downloading the app in information. advance. Before the event starts you need to: Make sure you have an internet connection Information technology • open the app Each workspace will have access to power • enter the token: 107202 and wireless broadband connectivity. • wait for the available languages to load Complementary wi-fi will be available • choose the language throughout the venue. Venue Access Interview Rooms Journalists and media cannot access the Interview rooms can be booked via the Venue of the Meeting neither by foot nor by Media Information Desk or through a Media public or private vehicles. Liaison Officer. A water shuttle service, provided by the Host Broadcaster and Photography organisers, will transport accredited journalists Official media opportunities and press from Piazza San Marco - Giardinetti to the conferences will be covered by RAI, Italian Venue of the meeting. national Broadcasting Company, Coverage produced by RAI will be made available to The shuttle service will operate from Friday all accredited journalists. 9 to Sunday 11 July 2021, according to media centre opening hours. The Host Photography team will capture key elements of the G20 Finance Ministers Accredited media must display accreditation and Central passes to access the transfer service and Bank Governors Meeting. High resolution designated media zones. photos will be made available on www.g20. org. Media will be restricted to media zones unless Media are encouraged to download and escorted by an appropriately accredited G20 publish these photographs freely with credit official or Media Liaison Officer and wearing to ‘G20 Italy’. the badge.

17 HOST CITY: VENICE

Photo of the Municipality of Venice

A crossroad of peoples, cultures, religions Venice plans to grow in a sustainable and a historic centre of trade and manner by implementing innovation international cooperation, Venice will be projects (notably, the green conversion of hosting the G20 meeting, on the occasion the Porto Marghera industrial area) that of the 1600th anniversary of its founding. are directly associated with environmental protection − the city ranks first in Italy in Welcoming the Summit of the Economy terms of differentiated waste collection and and Finance ministers, which brings management of the waste cycle. By means together 20 of the world’s major economies, of these projects Venice aims to become a marks the restart of Venice, as do the “World Sustainability Capital”. official opening of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, and the second edition of the Venice Boat Show “Salone Nautico” − tributes to the harmonious convergence of innovation and tradition.

Universally considered one of the most fascinating cities in the world, Venice and its lagoon are a UNESCO world heritage site. The city has now reopened its theatres and museums and is ready to welcome its visitors back.

18 REACH AND MOVE IN VENICE

Venice is connected to the mainland (Venice Canal, designed by the Spanish architect Mestre) by the Ponte della Libertà, 4 km Santiago Calatrava. long, where trains and cars go to the lagoon. The bridge leads to the cruise terminals Outside the station, line 2 leaves from stage (Tronchetto), Piazzale Roma terminals and B in the direction of Rialto and S. Marco via the railway station. Beyond these terminals, Canal Grande. vehicles cannot pass. Public Transports So those arriving by car must park and those In Venice you can move around on foot, arriving by train must necessarily get off at or along the waterways by choosing one Venice Santa Lucia. of the 159 boats (vaporetti, motorboats, breakwaters, motor ships or ferries) available Airport to the Actv fleet, an over 100-year-old From the Marco Polo airport there is an company founded in 1881. Transport public ACTV public transport bus connection to Actv guarantees mobility on almost the Venice Piazzale Roma, the bus terminal and entire territory. the ACTV navigation service. There are City Center Lines, which cross To reach Venice from the Marco Polo airport, Venice sailing mainly along the waterways the 5-AeroBus line is active which, with a of the Grand Canal or the Giudecca Canal. journey lasting about 20 minutes, allows you They leave from Tronchetto or Piazzale to arrive in one of the main Venetian tourist Roma and go as far as the Lido di Venezia terminals, Piazzale Roma, from where (lines 1 and 2). There are also connection you can reach the historic center using lines along the external lagoon perimeter of the specific lines of Navigation of public the city. GiraCittà lines that lead to Murano transport Actv. Line 5-AeroBus leaves from and Lido di Venezia (lines 3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6). the bus lane located a few meters from the arrivals exit of the airport (door B). Taxi The easiest and fastest way to get around Trains Venice is a water taxi: a private solution Venice Santa Lucia station is located at that will allow to reach exactly the chosen the western end of the Grand Canal, in the destination. The service reaches all the Cannaregio district. desired points.

The foundations in front of the station are connected to Piazzale Roma (the city’s main car terminal and terminus of all public transport lines to Venice) by the Constitution bridge, the fourth bridge over the Grand

19 ACCOMODATION

The G20 Italian Secretariat has arranged Group rates applied and conditions are competitive market rates for media in indicated in each hotel website, using the selected hotels. promotional code PRESSG202021.

All suggested hotel are located in Piazza San Any other 3* or 5* Hotel could be suggested Marco (St. Mark’s square) area, where free on request. transportation will be available to and from meeting venue and press center, all located Please contact: [email protected] in the Arsenal.

If media choose to stay in an hotel other than those listed, they will be required to arrange their own transportation and please note that Arsenal area will be with restricted access during G20 events (except from collective transportations from and to San Marco square, arranged by Organization).

Please be informed that no rooms have been confirmed yet. Media are responsible for all accommodation costs.

20 ACCOMODATION

Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal Venezia 4*S www.hotelmonaco.it

Rooms overview 99 guest-rooms San Marco 1332, Venezia

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Hotel Cavalletto & Doge Orseolo 4* www.hotelcavallettovenice.com

Rooms overview 107 guest-rooms San Marco, Sotoportego del Cavalletto, 1107 Venezia

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Hotel Saturnia & International Venezia 4* www.hotelsaturnia.it

Rooms overview 87 guest-rooms San Marco 2398, Via XXII Marzo Venezia

23 ACCOMODATION

Hotel Royal San Marco Venice 4* www.royalsanmarcovenice.com

Rooms overview 50 guest-rooms San Marco 848, Venezia

24 CLIMATE AND TIME ZONE

The climate of Venice, the capital of the The average temperature of the warmest Veneto region, is moderately continental, months (July, August) is of 23 °C (73 °F). The similar to that of the Po Valley, with cold, average temperature in July is MIN 18°C moist winters and hot, muggy summers, (64°F) MAX 28°C (82 °F). but it’s slightly tempered by the Adriatic Sea.

ACCESSIBILITY, SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS

Media are encouraged to advise the G20 Emergency phone numbers: Media and Communications team of any • Police: 113 special needs requiring assistance, including • Fire Services: 115 accessibility and ambulatory requirements • Ambulance: 118 or other accessibility or special requirements.

For any inquire, please contact g20italyfinance. [email protected].

The country code for Italy is +39.

25 6 COVID-19 PROCEDURE

The Health and Safety Protocol, which will G20 events taking place at the Arsenal. be in place during the G20 events in Venice, specifies that PCR or antigen rapid tests not PCR test points are located: later than 48 hours are required to access • At the Arsenal the meeting venue. It also requires that PCR • At the Hotel Monaco & Gran Canal, P.za tests or antigen rapid tests be taken every San Marco, 1332, 30124 Venice. 48 hours, according to the “European Green pass” standard. PCR test points timings: • 8 July Italy’s G20 Presidency will seek to grant 6.30am to 8.30am / 6.00pm to 8.00pm; derogations for G20 media representatives • 9 July coming from countries with special COVID 6.30am to 8.30am / 6.00pm to 8.00pm; restrictions. Such derogations, however, will • 10 July only be in force for the duration of the G20 6.30am to 8.30am / 6.00pm to 8.00pm; events taking place in Venice, notably from • 11 July 7 July to 11 July 2021. 6.30am to 8.30am / 6.00pm to 8.00pm.

All participants are required to wear the A PCR Test Point is also available at Venice FPP2 mask at all times when attending the Airport

7 CONTACTS

Press Office Ministry of Finance G20 Social Media accounts

Phone +39 06 47614605 - 4606 - 4625 Twitter E-mail [email protected] twitter.com/g20org

Press Office Bank of Italy Facebook www.facebook.com/g20org Phone + 39 06 47 92 45 96 E-mail [email protected] Instagram www.instagram.com/g20org/ For any inquire related to the Media Handbook and Media Programme, please contact Youtube [email protected] www.youtube.com/channel/ UCKoPhEcXLR8h3skJ_wSE7LQ

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