40th G7 summit facts for kids

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.

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. The other seven countries decided to hold it without Russia.

Participants

The participants will be the "core members" of the group:

Core G7 members Host 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.

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.

Related pages

• G8