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The [[European Union]] (EU) is a member of the [[G7]] (the [[G8]], until Russia was uninvited in 2014). It has been dubbed its "8th member",<ref name="standfor">[http://www.g8.utoronto.ca/g.html What does the G stand for? Group!] G8 Information Centre</ref> holds all the privileges and obligations of membership but without the right to host or chair a summit.<ref name="deljpn">{{cite web|url=http://www.deljpn.ec.europa.eu/union/showpage_en_union.external.g8.php |title=EU and the G8 |access-date=2007-09-25 |publisher=European Commission |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070226165606/http://www.deljpn.ec.europa.eu/union/showpage_en_union.external.g8.php |archive-date=2007-02-26 }}</ref> As the full name of the G7 is the "Group of Seven Nations", the EU has not been included in the number, hence there being eight members in the G7.<ref name="deljpn"/> |
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[[Image:34th G8 summit member 20080707.jpg|thumb|left|The Commission President with the eight other leaders at the [[34th G8 summit]] in 2008]] |
[[Image:34th G8 summit member 20080707.jpg|thumb|left|The Commission President with the eight other leaders at the [[34th G8 summit]] in 2008]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:06, 17 October 2023
The European Union (EU) is a member of the G7 (the G8, until Russia was uninvited in 2014). It has been dubbed its "8th member",[1] holds all the privileges and obligations of membership but without the right to host or chair a summit.[2] As the full name of the G7 is the "Group of Seven Nations", the EU has not been included in the number, hence there being eight members in the G7.[2]
![](http://178.128.105.246/cars-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/34th_G8_summit_member_20080707.jpg/220px-34th_G8_summit_member_20080707.jpg)
The President of the European Commission has attended since he was first invited to the third G7 summit in 1977, Roy Jenkins was the then-President.[2] Since 1981 the President has attended all sessions of the G7.[3] The EU is currently represented by the Commission President and the President of the European Council.[2] The latter used to be the rotating chair of the council of EU state leaders, with irregular attendance since 1982.[4] The Council Presidency sometimes coincided with one of the G8 members, in which case that leader attended with their national and European mandate.[2] Since 2009, the President of the European Council is a permanent position, who always attends the summits. As the EU is a member, what the Presidents endorse at the G7 is politically binding on them.[2]
The EU attends due to its role in the world economy, and its relevancy increased with the establishment of a single market, common currency and foreign policy. The Paris Summit of 1989 was a landmark year for the EU's participation in the G7, when the G7 asked the EU to assume responsibility for Phare.
References
[edit]- ^ What does the G stand for? Group! G8 Information Centre
- ^ a b c d e f "EU and the G8". European Commission. Archived from the original on 2007-02-26. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ FACTBOX: The Group of Eight: what is it?, Reuters
- ^ List of G8 Summits - Delegations, G8 Information Centre