The 52nd G7 Summit began in Évian-les-Bains, France, on 15 June 2026, hosted by FrenchPresidentEmmanuel Macron.
The summit theme is “Working Together to Address Major International Challenges.”
The G7 is an annual forum of seven advanced economies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The summit will discuss global economic imbalances, geopolitical crises, children's issues, organised crime, and illicit financial flows.
The G7 was originally formed in 1975 as the G6 (France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States), and Canada joined in 1976, creating the G7.