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 membersHost state and leader are shown in bold text. Member Represented by Title Canada Stephen Harper Prime Minister France François Hollande President Germany Angela Merkel Chancellor Italy Matteo Renzi Prime Minister Japan Shinzō Abe Prime Minister United Kingdom David Cameron Prime Minister United StatesBarack Obama President European Union Jean-Claude Juncker Commission President Donald Tusk Council PresidentGuest Invitees (Countries) Member Represented by Title Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn Prime Minister Iraq Haider al-Abadi Prime Minister Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf President Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari President Senegal Macky Sall President Tunisia Beji Caid Essebsi PresidentGuest 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 Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General World Bank Jim Yong Kim President
Agenda
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 Protection of the marine environment, marine governance and resource efficiency, Antibiotic resistance, Ebola, neglected and poverty-related diseases, Retail and supply chain standards, and Empowering self-employed women and women in vocational training.
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.G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting Communiqué 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",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. 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
The following meetings of ministers were planned in the run-up to the summit in Schloss Elmau:
DateMeetingCityVenue(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
Gallery of participating leaders Core G7 participants
Guest invitees (countries)
Guest invitees (organizations)
See also Group of Seven (G7) List of G20 summits
References
External links
G7/G8 Info Centre – University of Toronto