41st G7 summit

41st G7 summit
Host countryGermany
Date7–8 June 2015
CitiesKrün
VenuesSchloss Elmau
Participants Canada
 France
 Germany (host)
 Italy
 Japan
 United Kingdom
 United States
 European Union
Invited guests
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Iraq
  •  Liberia
  •  Nigeria
  •  Senegal
  •  Tunisia
Follows40th G7 summit
Precedes42nd G7 summit
Schloss Elmau in the Bavarian Alps, location of the 2015 G7 summit

The 41st G7 summit was held in Schloss Elmau, Krün, Bavaria, Germany on 7–8 June 2015. In March 2014 the remaining members of the G8 declared that a meaningful discussion was currently not possible with Russia, and since then meetings have continued under the G7 name (not to be confused with the G7 meetings of finance ministers and central bank governors).

Leaders at the summit

The attendees included the leaders of the seven currently active G7 member states, as well as representatives of the European Union. The President of the European Commission is a permanently welcome participant in all meetings and decision-making since 1981.

The 41st G7 summit was the last summit for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. It was also the first summit for Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker.

Participants

Core G7 members
Host state and leader are shown in bold text.
Member Represented by Title
Canada Canada Stephen Harper Prime Minister
France France François Hollande President
Germany Germany Angela Merkel Chancellor
Italy Italy Matteo Renzi Prime Minister
Japan Japan Shinzō Abe Prime Minister
United Kingdom United Kingdom David Cameron Prime Minister
United States United States Barack Obama President
European Union European Union Jean-Claude Juncker Commission President
Donald Tusk Council President
Guest Invitees (Countries)
Member Represented by Title
Ethiopia Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn Prime Minister
Iraq Iraq Haider al-Abadi Prime Minister
Liberia Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf President
Nigeria Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari President
Senegal Senegal Macky Sall President
Tunisia Tunisia Beji Caid Essebsi President
Guest Invitees (International Institutions)
Member Represented by Title
African Union Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Chairperson
International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde managing director
OECD José Ángel Gurría Secretary-General
United Nations United Nations Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General
World Bank Jim Yong Kim President

Agenda

Leaders of the G7 walking to the family photo's moment

The German G7 presidency announced the following agenda:

Key topics for the summit

The G7 Summit 2015 in Schloss Elmau will focus on the global economy as well as on key issues regarding foreign, security and development policy. Additionally the UN conferences to be held in 2015 as well as the post-2015 agenda will be discussed.

Other key issues they will be addressing include

The leaders of the G7 countries will also discuss energy security, including as part of the Rome G7 Energy Initiative. The G7 Energy Initiative for Energy Security was launched at a meeting of the energy ministers of the G7 countries held in Rome in May 2014, at which agreement was reached on more joint measures to boost energy security. The leaders of the G7 countries then approved the principles of and measures under the Rome G7 Energy Initiative at their summit in June 2014.

In addition, they will continue the ongoing G7 process in regard to development policy.

Foreign and security policy

On 15 April 2015, the Foreign Ministers included in their final communiqué a considerable amount of international crises and common challenges the international community is currently facing. Special attention was also paid to the issue of Climate and Security. The Ministers welcomed the external study "A New Climate for Peace: Taking Action on Climate and Fragility Risks", which "analyses the compound risks of climate change on fragile states and regions, identifies critical pathways through which climate change is likely to have significant interactions with the stability and fragility of states and societies, and recommends that G7 governments should align their efforts toward the common goal of increasing resilience and reducing fragility in the face of global climate change."

Schedule of meetings

Anti-G7 summit protest sign

The following meetings of ministers were planned in the run-up to the summit in Schloss Elmau:

Date Meeting City Venue(s)
14–15 April 2015 Meeting of foreign ministers Lübeck Lübeck City Hall, European Hansemuseum
11–12 May 2015 Meeting of energy ministers Hamburg Hamburg City Hall (Rathaus)
27–29 May 2015 Meeting of finance ministers Dresden Dresden Royal Palace, Taschenbergpalais
7–8 June 2015 G7 summit Krün Schloss Elmau
8–9 October 2015 Meeting of science ministers and Meeting of health ministers Berlin

Core G7 participants

Guest invitees (countries)

Guest invitees (organizations)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Germany to hold 2015 G8 summit at Alpine spa". AP. 23 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Members and participants".
  3. 1 2 "German G7 presidency – Key topics for the summit announced". 19 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting Communiqué
  5. ↑ Rüttinger, Lukas; Gerald Stang, Dan Smith, Dennis Tänzler, Janani Vivekananda, Alexander Carius, Oli Brown, Geoff Dabelko, Roger-Mark De Souza, Shreya Mitra, Katharina Nett, Meaghan Parker and Benjamin Pohl 2015: A New Climate for Peace – Taking Action on Climate and Fragility Risks. Berlin/London/Washington/Paris: adelphi, International Alert, The Wilson Center, EUISS.

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