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Lee Heidhues 6.14.2026
It figures that the G7 would be postponed for a day to accommodate Donald Trump’s 80th birthday 60M cage fight match in front of the White House.
The 52nd G7 Summit is a scheduled annual summit of the G7 to be held from 15 to 17 June 2026 in Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France.[1][2]
The summit had initially been announced for 14-16 June 2026, but was later moved by one day to 15-17 June, to avoid a clash with US president Donald Trump‘s birthday.[5]
Évian-les-Bains previously hosted the 29th G8 summit in 2003. The 2026 summit will therefore make Évian the first French town to host a G7 or G8 leaders’ summit twice.[2][3]
Background
The summit is being held on the French shore of Lake Geneva, close to the border with Switzerland. As several delegations are expected to arrive through Geneva Airport, the event requires security coordination between France, Switzerland and the Swiss cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Valais.[4]
French president Emmanuel Macron made the reduction of global economic imbalances a priority for France’s G7 presidency, citing industrial overcapacity, underinvestment, excessive debt, deregulation and low private investment in developing countries among the threats to economic stability.[6]
Deutsche Welle 6.14.2026
Protesters in Geneva clashed with police, set a car on fire and smashed the windows of a bank to show their opposition to the G7 G7 – Wikipedia summit taking place across the border in France.
Clashes broke out between protesters and police near the United Nations (UN) building in Geneva on Sunday on the eve of the G7 summit in the nearby French resort town of Evian.
Leaders from the Group of Seven wealthy nations, including US President Donald Trump, are set to gather in Evian on Monday for a three-day meeting.
The demonstration was taking place in Geneva because France refused to issue permits for protests near the G7 summit venue, the Geneva city government said.
Demonstrators threw bottles, stones and firecrackers at police, who responded with tear gas and water cannons.
Witnesses cited by the AFP and Reuters news agencies said protesters targeted the offices of the UN’s telecommunication building and threw flares as police tried to clear them from the site.
Thousands of security personnel were deployed in Geneva, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of Evian, ahead of the protest organized by an anti-G7 coalition.
G7 protest not allowed in France
Some 20,000 people gathered for a march that began peacefully in the early afternoon before violence broke out.
Some protesters tore down the plywood panels fitted to protect shopfronts and smashed windows, pelted projectiles at police, and set a Tesla on fire.
Protests are common at G7 gatherings, with demonstrators at the summits often voicing anger over capitalism, globalization, inequality and other issues.
The agenda is expected to be dominated by wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.
https://www.dw.com/en/police-fire-tear-gas-at-anti-g7-protesters-in-geneva/a-77548464
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