4-5 September: The EU at the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China

The news:

The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, will represent the European Union at the G20 summit in Hangzhou (China), from Sunday 4 to Monday 5 September 2016.

The background:

This summit in Hangzhou is the 11th edition of the Group of 20 (G20) summit of the world’s major advanced and emerging economies. Together, the G20 members represent around 90% of global GDP, 80% of global trade and two-thirds of the world’s population. This year, China holds the rotating Presidency of the G20. The motto of this year’s summit is “Towards an innovative, invigorated, interconnected and inclusive world economy”. The 12th edition of the G20 summit will be hosted by Germany in 2017.

The G20 leaders' process has been co-initiated in 2008 by the European Union. The G20 members are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union.

The European Union thus is a full member of the G20 and is usually represented at G20 summits by the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council.

The event:

Participation of President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and President of the European Council Donald Tusk in the G20 summit, 4-5 September in Hangzhou, Zhejiang (China).

Tuesday 30 August at 9.30, Berlaymont press room: pre-summit briefing (off-the-record) with the EU Sherpa for the G20.

Sunday 4 September 2016 at 12.00 China Standard Time (6.00 AM Brussels time), G20 Media Centre, Hangzhou: joint press conference ahead of the G20 summit with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk. Available on EbS.

The sources:

Did you know...? Facts and figures about the European Union and the G20

G20 website of the Chinese Presidency: http://www.g20.org/English

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