G7 summit 2022 in Elmau: From security policy to Nordic walking - that's on today's schedule
Created: 06/26/2022, 11:16 am
By: Bettina Menzel
After his arrival at Munich Airport, US President Joe Biden walks past Bavarian mountain riflemen and people wearing traditional costumes.
Germany is hosting the G7 summit of economically strong democracies at Schloss Elmau.
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The 2022 G7 summit begins on Sunday in Elmau.
According to the schedule of the first day, foreign and security policy as well as the global economy will be discussed.
But Nordic walking is also on the agenda.
Elmau - At the 2022 G7 summit in Elmau, there are more serious crises to be solved than ever before.
It's about the climate crisis, the Ukraine war, food security and the corona pandemic.
There are only three days scheduled for all of this.
Which agenda items are on the agenda of the G7 participants on the first day and why there is also a date for Nordic walking in the G7 schedule.
G7 summit 2022 in Elmau: This is on the political agenda
Talks on the global economy, infrastructure, and foreign and security policy are already planned for the first day of the 2022 G7 summit in Elmau.
After the reception at Schloss Elmau, the first working session begins at 12:30 p.m.
In addition to the seven heads of government, two representatives of the European Union will also be sitting at the table at the G7 summit: the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
Time schedule:
10:30 a.m. Scholz meets with US President Joe Biden before the start of the summit
11:00 PC President of the European Council, Charles Michel
11:45 a.m. Walk of the heads of state and government and partners to Elmau Castle
12:00 Welcome by Scholz, then the participants walk to the retreat
12:30-14:15 First working session on global economy
14:30 Family photo
15:00-16:15 Second working session on partnerships for infrastructure and investment
18:00-20:00 Third working session on foreign and security policy
20:00 cultural program not open to the press
G7 summit 2022 in Elmau: This is what the partners of the G7 heads of state and government are doing today
While the heads of state and government of Germany, the USA, France, Japan, Italy, Canada and the United Kingdom are conferring, a program is also being arranged for their partners.
On Sunday, Britta Ernst, Amélie Derbaudrenghien and the other partners will go Nordic walking, among other things.
Also present are the former biathlete Miriam Neureuther and the slalom world cup winner and ski star Christian Neureuther.
US First Lady Jill Biden will not be there this year.
Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also traveled to Bavaria without their wives.
For Britta Ernst, the wife of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, it is Sunday's first major appearance as First Lady.
Program of the partners of the G7 heads of state and government:
12:30 Lunch for the partners
2:00 p.m. Nordic walking tour around the Ferchensee with Miriam Neureuther and Christian Neureuther
18:30 Dinner together
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G7 summit 2022 in Elmau: These demonstrations are planned
There were already protests in the run-up to the G7 summit in Elmau.
A large-scale demonstration was planned for Saturday in Munich, to which 20,000 participants were expected - but only about 4,000 actually came. From 10:00 p.m. a protest action at the ski jump in Garmisch-Partenkirchen attracted attention.
Further protests are also planned for Sunday, the first day of the summit, including a large demonstration in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Demonstrations and other events:
10:45 Garmisch-Partenkirchen: PK in the action camp
13:00-17:00 Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Large-scale demonstration
19:30 Söder welcomes the other heads of state and government invited to the G7 summit to dinner in Munich
