France hosts wary G7 in shadow of Trump snub, Brexit and yellow vests GlobeBusiness
Workers at dawn scrubbed furiously at walls daubed with “Thieving banks,” “Revolution” and “No to the G7,” slogans which mirrored the anger vented across France in more than five months of anti-government “yellow vest” protests.French diplomats say they have scaled back their ambitions for their presidency of the club of big rich countries, after Trump backed out of a joint communique at last year’s summit in Canada and criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Still, the agenda includes important issues from cyber security and foreign interference in democracies, to countering trafficking in the Sahel and inequality. Prime Minister Theresa May has been unable to pass her withdrawal agreement in parliament. Hunt said the G7 was proof Britain was not pulling back from a leading international role.
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