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The G8 is a group of like-minded countries that share a belief in free enterprise as the best route to growth. As eight countries making up about half the world's gross domestic product, the standards we set, the commitments we make, and the steps we take can help solve vital global issues, fire up economies and drive prosperity all over the world.
The Group of Eight (Go8 or G8) comprises Australia's most research intensive universities (in alphabetical order) - the Australian National University, Monash University, University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, University of Queensland, University of Sydney, and University of Western Australia.
The Group of Eight + Five (G8+5) was an international group that consisted of the leaders of the heads of government from the G8 nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States), plus the heads of government of the five leading emerging economies (Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa).
The 23rd G8 summit was held on June 20–22, 1997 in Denver, Colorado, United States.The venue was the newly constructed Denver Public Library in downtown Denver. [1] The locations of previous G8 summits to have been hosted by the United States include: Dorado, Puerto Rico (1976), Williamsburg, Virginia (1983), and Houston, Texas (1990).
The Group of Seven (G7) was an unofficial forum which brought together the heads of the richest industrialized countries: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada starting in 1976. The Group of Eight (G8), meeting for the first time in 1997, was formed with the addition of Russia. [3]
Official G8 website: Genoa summit, 2001; n.b., no official website is created for any G7 summit prior to 1995 -- see the 21st G7 summit. University of Toronto: G8 Research Group, G8 Information Centre. G8 2001, delegations & documents; Italy G8 'brutality' trial opens, BBC News, 12 October 2005; British Witnesses recall bloody G8 police raid ...
G8 is the Group of Eight, an international forum for eight industrialized nations, also known as the G7+1. G8 , G08 , G.VIII , G.8 , G-8 , or Group of Eight may also refer to: Arts and entertainment
The Council Presidency sometimes coincided with one of the G8 members, in which case that leader attended with their national and European mandate. [2] Since 2009, the President of the European Council is a permanent position, who always attends the summits. As the EU is a member, what the Presidents endorse at the G7 is politically binding on ...