35th G8 summit

The G8 Summit in L' Aquila in 2009 was a meeting of the Group of Eight in L'Aquila, Italy. The total 35th G8 summit took place between July 10, 2009 from 8. For the first time participated in this summit, the newly elected U.S. President Barack Obama part. Was led to the meeting of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. On July 9, have, within the agreed at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm Dialogue Process, the members of the so-called G5 ( emerging countries ) participated in the deliberations.

The 2009 G8 summit should after an initial planning on the island of La Maddalena, Sardinia take place before, but on 23 April, 2009, Silvio Berlusconi announced that the meeting in L' Aquila is laid. Berlusconi wanted to draw the attention of world public opinion to the destroyed by the earthquake on 6 April 2009 region and give the people a sign of hope.

The venue was the remaining undamaged by the earthquake barracks of the Guardia di Finanza in Coppito district.

For the protection of the summit, the Italian Ministry of Defense coordinated the joint security operation of the armed forces and civil defense Giotto 2009.

Participant

The European Union was represented by the President of the Council, the Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and European Commission President José Manuel Durão Barroso. As special guests, the Government of the Netherlands, Spain, Turkey and Egypt as well as Libya's " revolutionary leader " Gadhafi were invited.

International Organisations and States Communities: United Nations, World Trade Organization, World Bank, African Union, African reform community NEPAD, European Commission, International Monetary Fund, OECD, International Energy Agency, International Labour Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Food Programme of the United Nations.

Topics and Results

On the agenda of the G8, climate change, energy, development cooperation, Intellectual Property and the Heiligendamm Process were. The decision to CO ₂ reduction proposes to halve global emissions by 2050 compared to 1990.