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BILDERBERG CONFERENCE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • International Relations
OBS

The conference, held in a different Western country each year, is conducted in an atmosphere of rigid secrecy. The conference provides a private, informal environment in which those who influence national policies and international affairs can get to know each other and discuss without commitment their common problems.

OBS

As the Group has no official existence, the term cannot be considered official. However it is largely used in the media and attested in documents of governmental organizations.

OBS

By metonymy, this term can be used to describe the "Bilderberg Group."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Relations internationales
OBS

Durant généralement quatre jours, elle rassemble, dans une ville différente chaque année, et sur invitation entre 120 et 130 personnes et se déroule dans la plus grande discrétion.

OBS

Le groupe ne publiant aucun document officiel auquel l'on puisse se référer, il n'existe pas d'appellation officielle pour cette conférence. Toutefois, le terme «Conférence de Bilderberg» (avec majuscule ou minuscule à l'initiale du terme «conférence») est largement attesté dans la presse et les documents émanant d'autorités gouvernementales.

OBS

Par métonymie, ce terme est parfois utilisé pour désigner le «groupe Bilderberg».

Spanish

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