Tag: G7 summit

• Monday, June 14th 2021 - 10:01 UTC

  G7 Summit ends with signing of Carbis Bay Declaration to “end the pandemic”

  

  The world's wealthiest democracies Sunday signed the Carbis Bay Declaration whereby they all pledged to “end the pandemic and prepare for our futures” as well as to “build back better.”

• Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 09:26 UTC

  Biden first overseas trip: G7 summit in the UK, meetings with EU, NATO leaders and Putin

  

  United States President Joe Biden and his wife Jill are expected to land on Air Force One at UK's RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk this Wednesday to kick off an eight-day trip to Europe, which includes meetings with Queen Elizabeth, PM Boris Johnson, and equally significant Russian president Vladimir Putin in Geneva.

• Friday, February 19th 2021 - 08:33 UTC

  UK wants to coordinate the development of future pandemic vaccines to 100 days

  

  Britain which holds the presidency of the Group 7 will challenge fellow members to help speed up the development of future vaccines to 100-days. On Friday Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosts a virtual meeting of leaders including US President Joe Biden.

• Friday, February 19th 2021 - 07:38 UTC

  Biden will pledge US$ 4bn to the COVAX vaccination program at the G7 summit

  

  United States will pledge US$4 billion to a vaccination program for poorer countries at a global economic summit this Friday and hopes other countries will follow and contribute additional funds, the White House anticipated.

• Monday, June 1st 2020 - 07:02 UTC

  Trump to delay G7 June summit and invite more countries including Russia, S. Korea, Australia, India

  

  United States President Donald Trump said he will delay the G7 summit scheduled to take place in June and invite other countries -- including Russia - to join the meeting. “I don't feel that as a G7 it properly represents what's going on in the world. It's a very outdated group of countries,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One.

• Sunday, October 20th 2019 - 10:57 UTC

  Trump back steps: G7 summit will not be held at his Florida golf course

  

  US President Donald Trump said on Saturday the next G7 summit will not be at one of his own Florida golf clubs, reversing a decision that had sparked corruption accusations.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:05 UTC

  Brazilian top official threatens to “choke” Macron as “a chicken” and further insults the French First Lady

  

  Brazil's tourism ambassador and former Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, Renzo Gracie, has posted a video on Twitter threatening to “choke” French President Emmanuel Macron - along with insulting his wife Brigitte.

• Saturday, August 31st 2019 - 09:26 UTC

  Thousands of new fires ignited in the Amazon; Bolsonaro says Europe has nothing to teach Brazil on environment

  

  President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday that Europe has “nothing to teach” Brazil about preserving the environment, as data showed thousands of new fires were ignited on the first day of a ban on burning.

• Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Brazil rejects G7 aid, and tells Macron to reforest Europe and to look after world heritage sites

  

  Brazil rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of “his home and his colonies.”

• Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  G7 summit pledges US$ 20 million for firefighting planes to tackle Amazon blazes

  

  The G7 will give US$20 million (€18 million) to send firefighting planes to tackle the blazes engulfing parts of the Amazon, the presidents of France and Chile said on Monday.