The 2009 G8 Summit will be held in L'Aquila, Italy from July 8-10, 2009. Italy currently holds the G8 Presidency.

The G8 group's member countries are Canada, the Russian Federation, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States, together with the European Union represented by the European Council's duty President and by the President of the European Commission.

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Nicolas Sarkozy to host key internet forum ahead of G8 summit

The debate over whether - and how far - to regulate the internet is expected to dominate a two day international e-summit which opens in Paris today, hosted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Top executives from the world’s biggest internet companies will come face to...