40th G7 summit

The 40th G8 summit was held in Brussels on June 4–5, 2014. It was originally going to be held at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia."Russia to hold 2014 G8 summit in Sochi: Putin" at PressTV.ir , 19 June 2013; retrieved 2013-6-19.

After Russia's involvement in the 2014 Crimean crisis, some people wanted Russia to leave the G8. On March 24, United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron said that the meeting would not occur in Russia due to the Crimean crisis."G8 summit 'won't be held in Russia'", BBC News, 24 March 2014; retrieved 2014-3-24.  The other seven countries decided to hold it without Russia.Leaders plan Brussels G7 in June instead of G8 in Sochi Irish Independent, 2014-03-24.

Participants
The participants will be the "core members" of the group:Rieffel, Lex.   "Regional Voices in Global Governance: Looking to 2010 (Part IV),"  Brookings. March 27, 2009; retrieved 2012-5-20.

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 States Barack Obama President  European Union José Manuel Barroso Commission President Herman Van Rompuy Council President

Invited leaders
A number of national leaders are traditionally invited to attend the summit.

 Results 
On June 4, 2014 on G7 meeting in Brussels leaders of the G7 nations in their joint statement condemned Moscow for its «continuing violation» of Ukraine's sovereignty and say they are prepared to impose further sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine.

The G7 summit on June 4–5, 2014 is the first since Russia was expelled from the group following its annexation of Crimea in March.

Protesters  and demonstrations
Planning for the summit has to anticipate protest groups and other activists.Balde, Lisa and Phil Rogers.  "Adbusters Wants 50,000 G8/NATO Protesters in Chicago," NBCChicago (US), 27 January 2012; retrieved 2012-5-20.

Business opportunity
For some, the G8 summit will be a profit-generating event; as for example, the G8 Summit magazines which have been published since 1998. Prestige Media:   2012 G8 Summit Publication Distribution ; retrieved 2012-5-20.  

Related pages
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 References 

Other websites
 University of Toronto: G8 Information Centre 
 Parliament.uk, Graphic shows G8 in context 

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