The leaders of the Group of Seven industrial nations met for
a two-day summit in the Bavarian Alps with a heavy agenda
including global terrorism, Ukraine and climate change.
Following are the main points of what was agreed at the
stunning Elmau Castle location, taken from the final
statement:
– UKRAINE –
Leaders said they were “ready to take further restrictive
measures in order to increase cost on Russia should its
actions so require.”
They said the “duration of sanctions should be clearly linked
to Russia’s complete implementation of the Minsk
agreements and respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty.”
The leaders also voiced concern about the recent flare-up in
fighting and urged “all sides to fully respect and implement
the ceasefire and withdraw heavy weapons.”
– TERRORISM –
Unusually, the G7 leaders invited several heads of
government from countries fighting jihadists to attend the
talks.
“In light of the Foreign Terrorist Fighters phenomenon, the
fight against terrorism and violent extremism will have to
remain the priority for the whole international community,”
the G7 communique said.
“In this context we welcome the continued efforts of the
Global Coalition to counter ISIL/Daesh. We reaffirm our
commitment to defeating this terrorist group and
combatting the spread of its hateful ideology.”
They pledged to “strengthen our coordinated action” against
terrorism, including in the fight against “terrorist financing”.
– CLIMATE CHANGE –
The leaders said “urgent and concrete action” was needed to
address climate change.
They said “deep cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions are
required with a decarbonisation of the global economy over
the course of this century.”
“As a common vision for a global goal of greenhouse gas
emissions reductions we support … the upper end of the
latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
recommendation of 40 to 70 percent reductions by 2050
compared to 2010, recognising that this challenge can only
be met by a global response.”
– GLOBAL ECONOMY –
“The global economic recovery has progressed since we last
met,” leaders noted, with the decline of energy prices having
“supportive effects in most of the G7 economies.”
“However, many of our economies are still operating below
their full potential and more work is needed to achieve our
aim of strong, sustainable and balanced growth,” they
stressed.
“Overall G7 unemployment is still too high, although it has
decreased substantially in recent years,” the statement said.
– TRADE –
Fostering global economic growth by reducing barriers to
trade remains “imperative” and the leaders “reaffirm our
commitment to keep markets open and fight all forms of
protectionism, including through standstill and rollback.”
The seven leaders also “welcome(d) progress on major
ongoing trade negotiations, including on the Trans-Pacific
Partnership (TPP), the Transatlantic Trade and Investment
Partnership (TTIP) and the EU-Japan FTA/Economic
Partnership Agreement (EPA).
– HEALTH –
The Ebola crisis has shown that the world needs to “improve
its capacity to prevent, protect against, detect, report and
respond to public health emergencies,” the communique
said.
Leaders said they were “strongly committed to getting the
Ebola cases down to zero” and recognised the “importance
of supporting recovery for those countries most affected by
the outbreak.”
“We must draw lessons from this crisis,” they said.
– LABOUR SAFETY –
“G7 countries have an important role to play in promoting
labour rights, decent working conditions and environmental
protection in global supply chains,” the statement said.
– WOMEN –
The leaders noted that “across G7 countries and around the
world, far fewer women than men run their own businesses
often due to additional barriers that women face in starting
and growing businesses.”
“We agree on common principles to boost women’s
entrepreneurship … We will make girls and women aware of
the possibility of becoming entrepreneurs,” the statement
added..
a two-day summit in the Bavarian Alps with a heavy agenda
including global terrorism, Ukraine and climate change.
Following are the main points of what was agreed at the
stunning Elmau Castle location, taken from the final
statement:
– UKRAINE –
Leaders said they were “ready to take further restrictive
measures in order to increase cost on Russia should its
actions so require.”
They said the “duration of sanctions should be clearly linked
to Russia’s complete implementation of the Minsk
agreements and respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty.”
The leaders also voiced concern about the recent flare-up in
fighting and urged “all sides to fully respect and implement
the ceasefire and withdraw heavy weapons.”
– TERRORISM –
Unusually, the G7 leaders invited several heads of
government from countries fighting jihadists to attend the
talks.
“In light of the Foreign Terrorist Fighters phenomenon, the
fight against terrorism and violent extremism will have to
remain the priority for the whole international community,”
the G7 communique said.
“In this context we welcome the continued efforts of the
Global Coalition to counter ISIL/Daesh. We reaffirm our
commitment to defeating this terrorist group and
combatting the spread of its hateful ideology.”
They pledged to “strengthen our coordinated action” against
terrorism, including in the fight against “terrorist financing”.
– CLIMATE CHANGE –
The leaders said “urgent and concrete action” was needed to
address climate change.
They said “deep cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions are
required with a decarbonisation of the global economy over
the course of this century.”
“As a common vision for a global goal of greenhouse gas
emissions reductions we support … the upper end of the
latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
recommendation of 40 to 70 percent reductions by 2050
compared to 2010, recognising that this challenge can only
be met by a global response.”
– GLOBAL ECONOMY –
“The global economic recovery has progressed since we last
met,” leaders noted, with the decline of energy prices having
“supportive effects in most of the G7 economies.”
“However, many of our economies are still operating below
their full potential and more work is needed to achieve our
aim of strong, sustainable and balanced growth,” they
stressed.
“Overall G7 unemployment is still too high, although it has
decreased substantially in recent years,” the statement said.
– TRADE –
Fostering global economic growth by reducing barriers to
trade remains “imperative” and the leaders “reaffirm our
commitment to keep markets open and fight all forms of
protectionism, including through standstill and rollback.”
The seven leaders also “welcome(d) progress on major
ongoing trade negotiations, including on the Trans-Pacific
Partnership (TPP), the Transatlantic Trade and Investment
Partnership (TTIP) and the EU-Japan FTA/Economic
Partnership Agreement (EPA).
– HEALTH –
The Ebola crisis has shown that the world needs to “improve
its capacity to prevent, protect against, detect, report and
respond to public health emergencies,” the communique
said.
Leaders said they were “strongly committed to getting the
Ebola cases down to zero” and recognised the “importance
of supporting recovery for those countries most affected by
the outbreak.”
“We must draw lessons from this crisis,” they said.
– LABOUR SAFETY –
“G7 countries have an important role to play in promoting
labour rights, decent working conditions and environmental
protection in global supply chains,” the statement said.
– WOMEN –
The leaders noted that “across G7 countries and around the
world, far fewer women than men run their own businesses
often due to additional barriers that women face in starting
and growing businesses.”
“We agree on common principles to boost women’s
entrepreneurship … We will make girls and women aware of
the possibility of becoming entrepreneurs,” the statement
added..
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