47th G7 summit

The 47th G7 summit is intended to be held during the summer of 2021 in the United Kingdom while it holds the presidency of the G7.[1]

47th G7 Summit
Host country United Kingdom
Date11–13 June 2021
Venue(s)Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall
Participants Canada
 France
 Germany
 Italy
 Japan
 United Kingdom
 United States
 European Union
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Precedes48th G7 summit
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The attendees will include the leaders of the seven G7 member states as well as representatives of the European Union. The President of the European Commission has been a permanently welcome participant at all meetings and decision-making since 1981, while the current President of the European Council has been the EU's co-representative since the 36th G8 summit, hosted by Canada in 2010. In 2021, these two positions will be occupied by Ursula von der Leyen[2] and Charles Michel[3] respectively.

Leaders at the summit

Attendees are expected to include leaders of the G7 member states plus representatives of the European Union. The President of the European Commission has been a permanent participant at all meetings since 1981. The President of the European Council has been the EU's co-representative since the 36th G8 summit hosted by Canada in 2010.

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, has invited leaders from India, South Korea and Australia.[4]

The 47th G7 Summit will be the first summit for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden. It is likely to be the last summit attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she is not seeking re-election in the Germany Federal elections currently due in be held in September 2021.[5]

In March 2014, the G7 declared that a meaningful discussion was currently not possible with Russia in the context of the G8.[6] Since then meetings have continued within the G7 process. Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron were reported to agree that Russia should be invited to the G7 Summit in 2020,[7] but Britain and Canada threatened to veto such a proposal if the US and France went ahead. The 2020 summit was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Participants and Probable Representatives
Core G7 Members The host state and leader are shown in bold text.
Member Represented by Title
Canada Justin Trudeau Prime Minister
France Emmanuel Macron President
Germany Angela Merkel Chancellor
Italy Mario Draghi Prime Minister
Japan Yoshihide Suga Prime Minister
United Kingdom (host) Boris Johnson Prime Minister
United States Joe Biden President
European Union Ursula von der Leyen Commission President
Charles Michel Council President
Invitees
Member Represented by Title
Australia Scott Morrison Prime Minister
India Narendra Modi Prime Minister
South Korea Moon Jae-in President

Invited guests
Further information: D10 club of countries

Reference list
  1. "Role of the G7". europa.eu. Archived from the original on 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  2. "Von der Leyen tapped to run European Commission". POLITICO. 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  3. "Biography of Charles Michel". www.consilium.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  4. G7 UK [@G7] (17 January 2021). "Under the #G7 Presidency, the Prime Minister has invited leaders from India, South Korea and Australia to join G7 leaders at the #G7UK Summit in Cornwall in June" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via Twitter.
  5. "Divided CDU picks Laschet to lead party into post-Merkel era". Reuters. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. Dominiczak, Bruno; Waterfield, Peter (2014-03-24). "G8 suspends Russia for annexation of Crimea". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  7. CNN. "Trump and Macron agree that Russia should be invited to next year's G7 conference, senior admin official says". CNN.
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