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G8 announces agreement on Syria British Prime Minister David Cameron is claiming a remarkable set of agreements for the latest G8 summit, especially on Syria, where he said the leaders had… 18/06/2013
G8 speaks out over tax evasion, little new action planned The G8 summit in Northern Ireland saw the world’s richest economies promise to be tougher on fighting tax evasion and money laundering, but there was no… 18/06/2013
Cameron hails G8 meeting a success on multiple fronts British Prime Minister David Cameron is claiming a remarkable set of agreements for the latest G8 summit, especially on Syria, where he said the leaders had… 18/06/2013
Russia isolated on Syria at G8 The second and final day of the G8 summit saw Russian President Vladimir Putin disagree with the other heads of state over potential solutions to the… 18/06/2013
G8 leaders push for transatlantic trade deal but it’s stalemate over Syria Diplomatic ‘bons amis’ apart British Prime Minister David Cameron is discovering that hosting a G8 summit is a tough job. Transatlantic trade and sorting… 18/06/2013
Possible EU rift after Barroso calls French cultural exception ‘reactionary’ Trade between the US and EU that could give each a boost of over 75 billion euros a year will be discussed in early July, but the audiovisual industry is off… 17/06/2013
Europe and US free-trade talks set for July How to get the global economy growing again is a priority at the G8 summit. One way to do that is with the world’s biggest trade agreement – between Europe… 17/06/2013
G8 protests call for action on Syria and tax evasion As the media spotlight shines on Northern Ireland for the G8 summits, activists have taken their campaigns to Ulster. Police arrested unauthorised… 17/06/2013
Big giant heads protest at G8 Summit – nocomment Anti-hunger campaigners chartered two large Viking boats on a lake in Northern Ireland as part of a protest against tax evasion. Wearing giant heads… 17/06/2013
G8: 3 ‘T’s and Syria top summit agenda The three ‘T’s – trade, transparency and tax – look likely to be usurped by Syria as the topic of the day at the G8 summit, which has opened in Northern… 17/06/2013
Security tight ahead of G8 summit in Northern Ireland An 8,000 strong police force is tightening security ahead of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland next week. It is being called the largest police operation of… 16/06/2013
Anti-G8 groups demand real action against super-rich tax avoiders Protesters have been organising against the G8 summit which is being hosted in Northern Ireland on Monday and Tuesday. In London, one week ahead… 14/06/2013
Police raid anti-G8 protesters’ base in central LondonPolice in riot gear raided a central London building on Tuesday where activists from the anti-G8 group, Stop G8, were meeting ahead of a demonstration… 11/06/2013
Yarnbombers get prepared for the next G8 summitA woman known as Purl 6, 31, originally part of a group of ‘yarnbombers’ poses in Northern Ireland. The group is planning to target the June 17-18 G8 summit… 26/04/2013
G8 pledge to tackle ‘horrific’ rape and sexual violence in war zonesForeign ministers at the G8 meeting in London have resolved to work together to end sexual violence in combat zones. The declaration calls for urgent action… 12/04/2013
G8 condemns North Korea’s nuclear actions North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons has been condemned in the “strongest possible terms” by G8 Foreign Ministers. At the meeting in London, British… 11/04/2013
Syria and North Korea top G8 agenda in London The crises in Syria and North Korea are set to be top the agenda at a pre-G8 summit meeting in London on Wednesday and Thursday. British Foreign Secretary… 11/04/2013
Diaz puts spotlight on police brutality ‘Diaz Don’t Clean Up This Blood’ depicts the Italian police’s brutal assault on sleeping protesters at the G8 Summit in Genoa, 2001, focusing on a raid on the… 13/04/2012
Effigies of G8 leaders can-can in Paris protest – nocomment Sarkozy and G8 leaders walkabout in Deauville during the G8 summit. While in Paris, effigies of G8 leaders throw up their legs in protest in an Oxfam can-can… 27/05/2011
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy pregnant – nocomment France’s First Lady greeted the spouses of the world leaders ahead of the G8 summit in Deauville. It was the first obvious signs of a pregnant Carla… 27/05/2011
Arab spring and global economy to top G8 agenda Several issues are expected to top the agenda during the two-day annual Group of Eight summit which starts on Thursday. As always the global economy will… 25/05/2011
Sarkozy calls for tougher internet regulation The world’s first ever e-G8 forum is taking place in Paris, with the technology industry’s leading lights all present. The main area of discussion – internet… 24/05/2011
Caricatures of G8 leaders playing poker – nocomment Papier-mache effigies representing G8 leaders laid their cards out on a poker table in Paris, calling for action and commitment at the upcoming Group of Eight… 24/05/2011
G8 lauds Japan’s quake crisis efforts Japan’s foreign minister has been at centre stage in Paris, at talks among the G8 leading industrialised countries. Foreign minister Alain Juppé of this… 15/03/2011
G8 Foreign Minsters’ MeetingThe United Kingdom has the presidency of G8 this year. Eight foreign ministers and an EU representative have the opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues… 11/04/2013
Italy’s high court upholds Genoa G8 police convictionsItaly’s high court has upheld the convictions of senior police officers found guilty of beating protesters and then orchestrating a cover-up during the G8… 06/07/2012
G8 summit ends with pledges on Greece and growthWorld leaders at the G8 summit in the US presented a united front over Greece by pledging to keep it in the eurozone. The politicians wrapped up the talks… 20/05/2012
Cohesive eurozone in everyone’s interest says ObamaPresident Barack Obama says there is an emerging consensus that more must be done to promote growth in the eurozone and to boost confidence. His comments… 20/05/2012
Protests over G8 leaders attitude to AfricaThere were protests in Maryland where the demonstrators anger was aimed at the G8 leaders who have invited four African heads of state to the summit at Camp… 19/05/2012
Obama pushes G8 leaders for growth pledgeUS President Barack Obama will use the G8 summit in Maryland on Saturday to push EU leaders to to focus on economic growth rather than austerity. The… 19/05/2012
G8 looks to private sector for help fighting hungerThe leaders of the world’s industrial powers are calling on the private sector to help fight hunger and malnutrition in the developing world. The G8 has… 19/05/2012
Lacklustre protest at G8 talksFor such a gathering of world leaders taking place on their doorstep the people of Thurmont, Maryland seemed unmoved. Conferences like the G8 have been the… 18/05/2012
French and US presidents united on EuropeThe leaders the world’s largest economies, including the new French president, are meeting in the United States this weekend for the G8 conference… 18/05/2012
G8 gathers with storm clouds over EuropeAs the G8 assembles in the remote Camp David setting in Maryland, far from the eyes of the world’s press, the world’s problems press in. Top of the agenda… 18/05/2012
Global economy set to dominate G8 summitCamp David will be a hub of activity on Friday when leaders from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Canada and the EU converge on Washington state for the… 17/05/2012
G8 announce aid package for Egypt and TunisiaThe last day of the G8 summit saw confirmation that Egypt and Tunisia will receive aid worth more than 28 billion euros. French President Nicolas Sarkozy… 28/05/2011
Arab Spring dominates summitThe G8 summit in Deauville ended with the forming of partnerships with new democracies emerging from the Middle East and north Africa. French President… 27/05/2011
The G8: Does size matter?The G8 is an exclusive club, formed in 1975, with six members at first, then seven and now including Russia. But does it still have a purpose? Apart from… 27/05/2011
G8 throws its weight behind ‘Arab spring’The G8’s final day of talks involved meeting several African leaders, and included a promise of financing for Tunisia and Egypt, the leaders of the so-called… 27/05/2011
Sarkozy condemns Syrian leadersFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy has attacked Syrian leaders’ treatment of their own people on the second day of the G8 summit in Deauville. His comments… 27/05/2011
G8 ‘Deauville Partnership’ for Arab Spring nationsWorld leaders at the G8 summit in France are to promise up to 14 billion euros to support new Middle East and North African democracies that have gone through… 27/05/2011
Money and measures dominate G8 talksFinancial help for Arab countries who move towards democracy was a main talking point at the G8 summit in Deauville. Top of the aid list are Egypt and… 27/05/2011
Crowds protest in Greek squareThousands of Greeks of all ages gathered in Athens on Thursday night to protest against the government’s austerity measures. The protesters were in Syntagma… 26/05/2011
French police make G8 a protest-free zoneDeauville itself was a fortress keeping any anti G8 protesters out, so they found other places to stage their demonstrations, like the nearby channel ports of… 26/05/2011
G8 opens in Deauville focussed on debtThe Group of Eight summit has opened in Deauville, France, with a backdrop of continuing financial crisis in indebted nations, and in the euro zone in… 26/05/2011
G8 talks to focus on Arab uprising and economic recoveryThe G8 leaders meeting in Deauville, France, are expected, during their two days of talks, to endorse aid to new Arab democracies, and perhaps to indicate… 26/05/2011
G8 focus on Arab revoltsFinal preparations are being made for the G8 world leaders’ meeting today in the French coastal resort of Deauville. The people’s revolts which have swept… 26/05/2011
G8 leaders set to focus on Arab SpringWorld leaders meet today at the French seaside town of Deauville for a G8 summit. It’s expected to be dominated by the popular revolts sweeping the Middle… 26/05/2011
French town in lockdown for G8The north-west French town of Deauville became a veritable fortress ahead of the G8 summit on Thursday. Famous for its film festival and often described as… 25/05/2011
G8 summit set to approve money for Arab democraciesThe French beaches of Normandy may be a fitting setting for world leaders to bolster their support for the Arab Spring uprisings. The Deauville resort on the… 25/05/2011
G-20 heads for compromise on growth and reformsWorld leaders at the G-20 summit are struggling to present a united front on the way to sustain the global economic recovery and reform the banking… 27/06/2010
Start of the G20 summitWorld leaders have started the two-day G20 summit in Toronto, Canada, following on from the earlier meeting of the G8 nations. The group represents twenty… 27/06/2010
Violent anti-G20 summit protests in CanadaProtests against the G20 summit in Canada have turned violent. On the streets of Toronto, where the world leaders are meeting, thousands of people were out… 27/06/2010
US pushes Europe on economic growthPolice and protestors have clashed in Toronto ahead of the G-20 summit, as world leaders played down their differences over the best way to prop up the shaky… 26/06/2010
G8 make more cautious aid commitmentsG8 world leaders have pledged over four billion euros to reduce deaths among mothers and newborn babies in Africa. The heads of state are in Canada for the… 26/06/2010
G8 begins talks ahead of G20G8 leaders have arrived in Huntsville in Canada where they are holding talks ahead of the larger G20 gathering in Toronto this weekend. The group of eight… 25/06/2010
Billion dollar security clampdown in CanadaSecurity is tight and nerves are jittery ahead of the G8 and G20 summits in Canada. Thousands of police have been deployed to protect the two sites in and… 25/06/2010
Man arrested over explosive find ahead of G8Canadian police have charged a man with possession of explosives as security remains tight for today’s G8 summit in Ontario. The 37-year-old man will remain… 24/06/2010
G8: Some success, but rivalries remainThe G8 is over for another year, the meeting in L’Aquila judged at least a partial success with its committment to Africa and to rebuilding the world economy… 11/07/2009
Curtain closes on G8 in ItalyThe G8 summit in the central Italian city of L’Aquila has closed, in what may be the last time the group meets in its present form. On the final day… 11/07/2009
Feeing the hungry to changing the climate – what the G8 did for usA warm handshake between US President Barack Obama and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi may turn out to be the most enduring image of the 2008 G8 summit in… 10/07/2009
G8 summit draws to a close in ItalyThe 35th G8 summit has drawn to a close in the central Italian city of L’Aquila. Leaders from the world’s most industrialised countries gathered to take… 10/07/2009
Ban Ki-moon urges rapid deal on climate changeUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says an agreement dealing with climate change must be finalised in Copenhagen in December. Interviewed by euronews at the G8… 10/07/2009
Protesters march on L’Aquila as G8 endsProtesters have been keeping up the pressure on the G8, marching on the summit venue in their thousands. Trade unions and anti-globalisation activists hit… 10/07/2009
Barack Obama confirms G8 engagementAs expected, the G8 summit in Italy has led to an announcement on funding for agricultural sustainability and food security in developing countries… 10/07/2009
Obama and Gaddafi shake hands at G8 dinnerThey are images one could barely have imagined until recently – a warm handshake between an American President and Muammar Gaddafi. Ronald Reagan once… 10/07/2009
Mixed results as G8 grows in numberThe number of world leaders continues to multiply in L’Aquila, with mixed results. The G8 met the G5 developing countries and four other delegations on… 10/07/2009
World leaders’ climate progressThe world’s leading economies have made “important strides forward” in how to tackle global warming. But “progress will not be easy”. That is how … 09/07/2009
First Ladies see L’Aquila devastationThe world’s First Ladies have been visiting L’Aquila to witness the earthquake damage. The spotlight was on Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle, who listened… 09/07/2009
G8 summit growing by the dayIt is Day Two of the G8 summit in Italy, and major emerging countries have joined the leaders of the world’s richest industrialised nations for discussions on… 09/07/2009
G5 makes its presence feltThe G5, comprising Brazil, India, Mexico, China and South Africa, is the guest of honour at the G8 summit underway in Italy. The fact that the G5 has been… 09/07/2009
G8 urged to do more over climate changeThe agreement of the Group of Eight leading industrialised nations yesterday to cut greenhouse gases was a first – as was its decision to limit global warming… 09/07/2009
Global aid and development on today’s G8 agendaAs the second day dawns on the G8 summit in Central Italy, the politicians involved are already congratulating themselves on making a series of breakthroughs… 09/07/2009
Obama inspects quake damage in L’AquilaUS President Barack Obama has taken a break from talks at the G8 summit to witness at first hand the devastation caused by April’s earthquake in L’Aquila… 09/07/2009
G8 leaders agree climate change measuresThe Group of Eight major powers have agreed to limit a rise in global temperatures and called for tough new carbon emission cuts. The G8 says developed… 08/07/2009
Anger rises over L’Aquila reconstructionSilvio Berlusconi has been conducting tours of the L’Aquila’s earthquake zone. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was among the first foreign leaders to see… 08/07/2009
South Korean leader says G20 is way forwardSouth Korea’s president Lee Myung-bak joins the G8 summit on Thursday with other leaders from the wider G20. In an interview with Euronews, he said the G8… 08/07/2009
G8 begins in Italian earthquake townIt has been a busy first day so far at the G8 summit in Italy. Kick-off for leaders from the world’s major industrialised nations was a little behind… 08/07/2009
EU and G8 pressed on financial regulationsAs far as regulating financial markets is concerned, the G8 summit in Italy is expected to propose a “tool box” of counter measures to tackle tax havens… 08/07/2009
Disappointment at G8 over climate changeCampaigners have been warning the G8 of catastrophic consequences if they fail to act on climate change. Yesterday China and India blocked efforts by some… 08/07/2009
G8 pledge to rebuild L’AquilaAngela Merkel and Silvio Berlusconi have conducted a tour of L’Aquila’s quake-hit remains. Chunks of masonry from damaged buildings are still evident… 08/07/2009
Arrests made as G8 protests startItalian police say 38 people have been arrested during clashes at protests in Rome against the Group of Eight summit. At one demonstration, protestors with… 08/07/2009
Berlusconi defends Italy’s G8 preparationThe US reportedly wants the G8 summit, which gets underway today, to commit ten billion euros to help fight food insecurity in developing countries. The… 08/07/2009
G8 leaders face a busy agenda in L’AquilaThe leaders of the world’s eight richest nations have a lot on their plate as they head for L’Aquila. With the world still gripped by recession, kickstarting… 07/07/2009
G8 comes to devastated townThe Italian town of L’Aquila is preparing to host the G8 summit – just three months after it was struck by a devastating earthquake. While world leaders… 07/07/2009
L’Aquila braced for G8 summitThe earthquake-ravaged Italian town of L’Aquila is getting ready for the G8 summit to roll into town. When they arrive on Wednesday, leaders of the world’s… 07/07/2009
L’Aquila prepares for G8 summitTremors continue to trouble the Italian town of L’Aquila, the venue for next week’s G8 summit. It was a strong earthquake in April that brought L’Aquila to… 03/07/2009
Border bother for visitors to ItalyTough luck for tourists as Italy tightens its borders. For the next two weeks, Italy is suspending the Schengen Agreement, which abolished border controls… 28/06/2009
G8 calls on Iran to protect protestorsForeign ministers at a G8 summit have called on Iran for an immediate end to the post-election violence there that has claimed around 20 lives. Their… 26/06/2009
