G7 summit in the live ticker: Scholz initially only meets Biden - Selenskyj is not the only guest in the round

Created: 06/25/2022, 20:01

By: Marcus Giebel

The G7 summit in 2022 is awaited with particular excitement because of the tricky global political situation.

The first course should be set on day one.

The live ticker.

• From June 26th to 28th, the G7 summit will take place at Schloss Elmau near Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

• The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj is invited as a guest.

• Topics are the corona pandemic, the war in Ukraine and international cooperation.

Schloss Elmau - From this Sunday the world will be looking at Schloss Elmau again, in the very south of Bavaria.

The heads of state and government of the G7 put their heads together for three days in the luxury hotel on the edge of the Alps.

Olaf Scholz invited to the summit and will receive US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

G7 summit at Schloss Elmau: EU as observer and Zelenskyj as prominent guest

The European Union (EU) as an observer is represented by EU Council President Charles Michel and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

A prominent guest in the group is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The talks will focus on climate policy, combating the corona pandemic and strengthening international cooperation and democracy around the world.

So there is a lot to do for the decision makers.

Reunion at Schloss Elmau: Olaf Scholz (2nd from right) is the host of the G7 meeting, where he also welcomes Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (left) and US President Joe Biden (2nd from left).

© Henry Nicholls/afp

G7 meeting in Germany: sanctions against Putin's Russia are already on the agenda on day one

The 48th summit of the most important industrialized nations in the West is of course taking place in the context of the war that Russia has been waging in Ukraine since February 24th.

Consequently, further sanctions against Vladimir Putin and his supporters are also being debated.

This is also on the agenda for the first day of the summit, as is the global economic situation, climate protection and foreign and security policy.

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In order to strengthen democracies worldwide, Scholz has also invited five emerging countries from the south: India, Indonesia, South Africa, Senegal and Argentina.

This is intended to demonstrate that the SPD politician and the other G7 representatives are not just concentrating on the West and ignoring the rest of the world.

A meeting between Scholz and Biden is planned before the summit begins.