The Group of Eight (G8, and formerly the G6 or Group of Six) is a forum, created by France in 1975, for governments of eight nations of the northern hemisphere: the European Union is represented within the G8, but cannot host or chair. "G8" can refer to the member states or to the annual summit meeting of the G8 heads of government. The former term, G6, is now frequently applied to the six most populous countries within the European Union. G8 ministers also meet throughout the year, such as the G7/8 finance ministers (who meet four times a year), G8 foreign ministers, or G8 environment ministers.
Each calendar year, the responsibility of hosting the G8 rotates through the member states in the following order: France, United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Canada. The holder of the presidency sets the agenda, hosts the summit for that year.The 35th G8 summit took place in the city of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, on July 8–10, 2009. It was moved from the Sardinian seaside resort of La Maddalena as part of an attempt to redistribute disaster funds after L'Aquila was struck by a devastating earthquake in April 2009.
Invited leaders (partial participation) G8+5 leaders
A number of national leaders are traditionally invited to attend the summit and to participate in some, but not all, G8 summit activities.
The G8 plus the five largest emerging economies are known as G8+5,Including: BrazilLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva, People's Republic of China -Hu Jintao , India- Manmohan Singh, Mexico- Felipe Calderón, South Africa- Jacob Zuma.
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