A G7 connected to citizens.
Throughout its presidency of the G7 in 2026, France intends to focus on addressing major global imbalances—financial, monetary, investment, and savings—insofar as they have very concrete consequences for citizens : factory and local business closures, declining purchasing power, climate change, the spread of pandemics, illegal trafficking, etc.
To provide effective and tangible responses to these challenges, all relevant stakeholders must be brought together around the table, including public decision-makers, associations, businesses, and citizens. For 25 years, the G7 has closely involved all of these stakeholders, notably through engagement groups representing civil society. Each will contribute to the work of the French Presidency in 2026.
A dozen engagement groups will meet in 2026 :
• The “Business 7” (B7), which is the official platform for the business world in connection with the G7 ;
• The “Civil 7” (C7), which brings together civil society organizations and international solidarity actors ;
• The “Labor 7” (L7), which represents the interests of workers and employees ;
• The “Science 7” (S7), which encourages, supports, and protects scientific research ;
• The Women 7 (W7), which brings together civil society organizations from G7 countries and developing countries working on women's and girls' rights issues ;
• The Youth 7 (Y7), which brings together young people mainly from G7 countries who want to get involved in issues related to global governance ;
• The University 7 (U7+), created under the French Presidency of the G7 in 2019, which brings together universities from around the world ;
• The Urban 7 (U7), which brings together local authorities ;
• Think Tank 7 (T7), which brings together think tanks ;
• Pride 7 (P7), which promotes and protects the rights of LGBT people ;
• The G7 Lawyers, which promotes the rule of law, access to justice, the fundamental principles of democracy, and the independence of the judiciary.