Wikipedia

37th G8 summit

2011 international leaders meeting

The 37th G8 summit was held 26–27 May 2011 in the commune of Deauville in France.[1]

Traditional "family photo" at the G8 summit meeting in Deauville

History

change

The Deauville summit of the Group of Eight (G8) was the 37th meeting in a series which began in 1976.

Previous G8 summits have been hosted by France at Rambouillet (1975); Versailles (1982); Paris (1989); Lyon (1996); and Évian-les-Bains (2003).[2]

The G8 and the summit are part of a consultation process. The G8 is not an international organization.[3] It is an informal group.[4]

Participants

change
 
G8 leaders walk to the first working session at summit in Deauville. Pictured, from left are: European Commission President Barroso; US President Obama; French President Sarkozy; Canadian Prime Minister Harper; Japanese Prime Minister Kan; German Chancellor Merkel; and British Prime Minister Cameron.

These summit participants were the current "core members" of the G8:[5]

Core G8 members
Host nation and leader are indicated in bold text.
Member Represented by Title
  Canada Stephen Harper[6] Prime Minister
  France Nicolas Sarkozy[7] President
  Germany Angela Merkel[8] Chancellor
  Italy Silvio Berlusconi[9] Prime Minister
  Japan Naoto Kan[6] Prime Minister
  Russia Dmitry Medvedev[7] President
  United Kingdom David Cameron[7] Prime Minister
  United States Barack Obama[7] President
  European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso[7] President
European Council Herman Van Rompuy[10] President

Invited leaders

change

Other national leaders are traditionally invited to attend the summit.[2] They participate in some, but not all, G8 summit activities. African leaders who came to Deauville included:

Also invited were:

Schedule and Agenda

change

Traditionally, the host country of the G8 summit sets the agenda. French general priorities included peace and security.[15]

Discussions included some issues which remained unresolved from previous summits.[16]

Some of the specific topics on the agenda were:

  • Afghanistan;[17]
  • G8 + Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA);[18]
  • The Internet: new challenges[19]
  • Non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction[20]
  • The G8's Partnership with Africa[21]
  • Transatlantic Cocaine Trafficking[22]
  • Counter-terrorism[23]
  • G8 political and security issues[24]

World events caused the list of topics to grow, including

Protesters and demonstrations

change
 
Front banner of the anti-G8 demonstration in Le Havre prior to the G8 summit, featuring the "G8 dégage" theme.

Protest groups and others organized public events.[28] In these demonstrations, the slogan G8 dégage ("G8 Go Away") was notable.[29]

The demonstrators are widely understood to be against globalisation.[29]

Business opportunity

change

According to the Mayor of Deauville, "Our main interest is the economic implications."[30]

For some, the G8 summit became a profit-generating event. For example, the G8 Summit magazines have been published under the auspices of the host nations for distribution to all attendees since 1998.[31]

change

References

change
  1. ↑ Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), "G8 Summit 2011 in Deauville"; retrieved 2012-5-21.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 G20/G8 France 2011, What is G8? ("Previous summits" section) Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-5-21
  3. ↑ G20-G8 France 2011, What is G8? ("Language" section) Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-5-21.
  4. ↑ US Dept. of State, G8 Frequently Asked Questions ("How does the G8 work?" section); retrieved 2012-5-21.
  5. ↑ Rieffel, Lex. "Regional Voices in Global Governance: Looking to 2010 (Part IV)," Archived 2010-06-03 at the Wayback Machine Brookings (US). 27 March 2009; retrieved 13 February 2011
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "G8 highlights euro debt risk to world economy," Independent (UK). May 26, 2011; retrieved 2011-05-26.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Wintour, Patrick. "G8 summit: UK offers Egypt and Tunisia £110m to Boost Democracy,: Guardian (UK). 26 May 2011; retrieved 2011-05-26.
  8. ↑ Brost, Marc and Jörg Lau. "Ab in die Ecke," Die Zeit (Germany). 26 Mai 2011; retrieved 2011-05-26
  9. ↑ "Deauville, Berlusconi a Obama: da noi dittatura dei giudici di sinistra," Corriere della Sera (Italy). 27 May 2011; retrieved 2011-05-27
  10. ↑ Tang Danlu. "EU leaders meet press before G8 summit," Xinhua (PRC). 27 May 2011; retrieved 2011-05-27
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "AU demands end to NATO Libya strikes," Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine Agence France Presse (AFP), 26 May 2011; retrieved 2011-05-26
  12. ↑ Bejot, Jean-Pierre. "Les bons élèves de la « démocratie » africaine invités au bord de la mer par Nicolas Sarkozy," La Dépêche Diplomatique Afrique (Senegal). 25 May 2011; retrieved 2011-05-27
  13. ↑ MacCormaic, Ruadhán. "G8 summit set to approve aid package for Tunisia and Egypt," Irish Times (Eire). 26 May 2011; retrieved 2011-05-27
  14. ↑ Babalola, Jide. "Ki-Moon in Nigeria to push health campaign," Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine The Nation (Nigeria). 23 May 2011; 2011-05-27
  15. ↑ G20/G8 France 2011, "The priorities of the French Presidency" Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ Kaur, Hardev. "G20 leaders must deliver on their promises," The New Straits Times (Malaysia). 20 February 2009.
  17. ↑ G20/G8 France 2011, Afghanistan Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 13 February 2011
  18. ↑ Karabell, Zachary. "On the Heels of Revolution, Economic Realities Arrive," New York Times (US). May 25, 2011; G20/G8 France 2011, "G8 + BMENA" Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 13 February 2011
  19. ↑ G20/G8 France 2011, Internet challenges Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 13 February 2011
  20. ↑ G20/G8 France 2011,Non-proliferation/WMDs; retrieved 13 February 2011
  21. ↑ G20/G8 France 2011, G8 + Partnership with Africa; retrieved 13 February 2011
  22. ↑ G20/G8 France 2011, Cocaine trafficking Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 13 February 2011
  23. ↑ G20/G8 France 2011, Counter-terrorism Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 13 February 2011
  24. ↑ G20/G8 France 2011,Political and security issues Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 13 February 2011
  25. ↑ Jessop-Kolesnikov, Sonia. "As G-8 Meets, Asian Leaders Seek a Bigger Role," New York Times (US). May 25, 2011; retrieved 2011-05-26.
  26. ↑ Erlanger, Steven and Liz Alderman. "Euro Crisis Looms for Group of 8," New York Times (US). May 25, 2011; retrieved 2011-05-26.
  27. ↑ MacCormaic, Ruadhán. "G8 summit set to approve aid package for Tunisia and Egypt," Irish Times
  28. ↑ Crispian Balmer and Kevin Liffey. "Q+A: Election defeat poses problems for Sarkozy," Reuters (UK). 21 March 2010; retrieved 13 February 2011
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Haddadi, Anissa. "Obama in Deauville tomorrow: Farewell to the UK and Hello anti G8 Protesters," Archived 2013-01-26 at Archive.today International Business Times (UK). 25 May 2011; retrieved 2011-05-27
  30. ↑ Schuetze, "A French Town"; retrieved 2011-05-26
  31. ↑ Prestige Media: Archived 2009-05-19 at the Wayback Machine "official" G8 Summit magazine Archived 2009-05-18 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 13 February 2011

Other websites

change

  Media related to 37th G8 summit at Wikimedia Commons


Preceded by
36th G8 summit 		37th G8 summit
Deauville
2011 		Succeeded by
38th G8 summit


Retrieved from "https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=37th_G8_summit&oldid=9570148"