1.The
Group of Eight (G8, and formerly the G6 or Group of Six) is a forum, created by
France in 1975
2. For the governments of six major economies:
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
3.In 1976, Canada joined the group (thus
creating the G7).
4.In
1997, the group added Russia, thus becoming the G8.
5.In
addition, the European Union is represented within the G8, but cannot host or
chair.
6.Each
calendar year, the responsibility of hosting the G8 rotates through the member
states in the following order: France, United States, United Kingdom, Russia,
Germany, Japan, Italy, and Canada.
7.The
holder of the presidency sets the agenda, hosts the summit for that year, and
determines which ministerial meetings will take place. Lately, both France and
the United Kingdom have expressed a desire to expand the group to include five
developing countries
8.
referred to as the Outreach Five (O5) or the Plus Five: Brazil, People's
Republic of China, India, Mexico, and South Africa. These countries have
participated as guests in previous meetings, which are sometimes called G8+5.
9.With
the G-20 major economies growing in stature since the 2008 Washington summit,
world leaders from the group announced at their Pittsburgh summit on September
25, 2009, that the group will replace the G8 as the main economic council of
wealthy nation
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| The Group of Eight (G8 |
Date Host
country
1stNovember
15–17, 1975 France
2ndJune
27–28, 1976 United States
3rd
May 7–8, 1977 United
Kingdom
4thJuly
16–17, 1978 West
Germany
5th
June 28–29, 1979 Japan
6thJune
22–23, 1980 Italy
7thJuly
20–21, 1981 Canada
8thJune
4–6, 1982 France
9th
May 28–30, 1983 United States
10th
June 7–9, 1984 United Kingdom
11thMay
2–4, 1985 West
German
12th
May 4–6, 1986 Japan
13thJune
8–10, 1987 Italy
14thJune
19–21, 1988 Canada
15thJuly
14–16, 1989 France
16thJuly
9–11, 1990 U nited
States
17thJuly
15–17, 1991 United
Kingdom
18thJuly
6–8, 1992 German
19thJuly
7–9, 1993 Japan
20thJuly
8–10, 1994 Italy
21stJune
15–17, 1995 Canada
22ndJune
27–29, 1996 France
23rdJune
20–22, 1997 United States
24thMay
15–17, 1998 United
Kingdom
25th
June 18–20, 1999 Germany
26thJuly
21–23, 2000 Japan
27thJuly
20–22, 2001 Italy
28thJune
26–27, 2002 Canada
29thJune
2–3, 2003 France
30thJune
8–10, 2004 United States
31stJuly
6–8, 2005 United
Kingdom
32ndJuly
15–17, 2006 Russia
33rdJune
6–8, 2007 Germany
34thJuly
7–9, 2008 Japan
35thJuly
8–10, 2009 Italy
36thJune
25–26, 2010 Canada
37thMay
26–27, 2011 France
38th2012 United States
39th2013 United Kingdom
40th2014 Russia
