Simon Harris concludes visit to North Carolina to represent EU in G20 finance meeting

Ireland currently holds the EU presidency, and as part of this, Harris represented the EU.

The New York Times said in a statement that denying American journalists access to an event in the U.S. is "not just another disturbing effort by the administration to undermine independent journalism, but a blatant attempt to evade public scrutiny."

The reporters who've been denied access include the Times' Alan Rappeport, who has been covering such meetings and the Treasury Department since 2017.

Individual reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News were denied credentials

US Treasury blocks certain journalists from G20 meeting in North Carolina  Toronto Star

The U.S. Treasury Department is preventing certain journalists from covering a finance meeting among the world’s most powerful countries

US Treasury blocks certain journalists from G20 meeting in North Carolina  AP News

The U.S. Department of Treasury is focused on economic growth at the upcoming G20 Finance Ministerial meeting, in contrast to the Biden administration's preoccupation with carbon and climate change.