Talk:G7

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I find it amazing that unions like the United States of America or confederations such as the Dominion of Canada are only represented by their central Federal government in international organizations, while states of the European Union are permitted to have essentially the same form of centralized Federal government but maintain their individual memberships as "nations" in international organizations.

If one should justify that the EU is simply an economic union and not a new nation, then why are the states still individual members of G8? Since these states are under one central economy, why aren't they under one economic flag and membership in the G8? It seems that with the growing importance and centralization of the European economy, it would only make sense that they would be represented the same as their mirror economic unions such as the US/Canada in global economic associations.

Nationalism should not be a justification for economic members. If it were truly the issue, then why are there so many nations without recognition or membership in international organizations? For example, the Iroquois nation is within the United States, but it is certainly a nation within the boundaries of the United States of America. How can they be a nation, but at the same time not a nation when it comes to international organizations?

In any case, I look forward to reading discussion regarding this and hope to better understand why organizations, such as G-8 are organized in their current structure.

[edit] Merging

Permission to combine this page with that of the G8? Zscout370 19:41, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Sure, why not? Just don't copy this part of the notice Darkhooda 01:47, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Only problem is that there still is a G7 which is when the finance ministers meet. --SVTCobra 13:58, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

this article should be merged or completely rewritten. As is it makes no sense. Some of it is correctly in past tense. But some is in present tense as if both the g7 and g8 exist.

[edit] Merging problem

To clarify merging, it means that this article should re-direct to G8. But then, there would have to be a header on the top of G8 that says:

G7 re-directs here; for alternate uses see G7 (disambiguation). Any comments on whether it is better to move G7 (disambiguation) here?? Georgia guy 01:02, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)

However, I think some of the information provided on here can be combined into the G8 page, since the G7 plus Russia formed the G8. Zscout370 02:25, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)

G7 still exists. There is a G7 which is when finance minister meet. Russia is not included. Look it up. They met not too long ago. See here: Essen --SVTCobra 14:00, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] G7 lives

Please make this article about the G7 finance minister meetings. (Essen). When the G7 meetings for heads of state became the G8 - when Russia was added - the G7 finance ministers did not add Russia. This factual error has existed for far too long in Wikipedia. --SVTCobra 14:04, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Why do people keep changing the G7 to past tense as if it doesn't exist anymore? Here is a helpful article from a RS that shows that the G7 continues. Somehow people think that after the G8 was created there was no longer a G7, which is not true. --SVTCobra (talk) 01:47, 26 January 2008 (UTC)