The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental political and economic forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States; additionally, the European Union (EU) is a "non-enumerated member". It is organized around shared values of pluralism, liberal democracy, and representative government. G7 members are major IMF advanced economies.
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The Group of Seven (G7) is a forum bringing together seven major democratic nations—Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States—plus the European Union, to discuss political and economic issues based on shared democratic values. It matters because G7 members represent some of the world's largest and most economically influential advanced economies, giving their coordinated decisions significant global impact.
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21 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- First summit and expansion
- Rising profile
- Renewed calls for expanded membership
- Activities and initiatives
- 2019 Amazon rainforest fires and Brazil
- Summit organization
- Friction with the United States
- Iran–Israel War
- List of summits
- Current leaders
- Member country data
- Reception
- 2003 protests
- 2015 protests
- China
- See also
- Relations between G7 countries
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The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental political and economic forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States; additionally, the European Union (EU) is a "non-enumerated member". It is organized around shared values of pluralism, liberal democracy, and representative government. G7 members are major IMF advanced economies.
Originating from an ad hoc gathering of finance ministers in 1973, the G7 has since become a formal, high-profile venue for discussing and coordinating solutions to major global issues, especially in the areas of trade, security, economics, and climate change. Each member's head of government or state, along with the EU's Commission president and European Council president, meet annually at the G7 Summit; other high-ranking officials of the G7 and the EU meet throughout the year. Representatives of other states and international organizations are often invited as guests, with Russia having been a formal member (as part of the G8) from 1997 until its expulsion in 2014.
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