~ G7 Governance Homepage ~ The Group of Eight and the European Union: The Evolving Partnership Heidi Ullrich and Alan Donnelly, MEP G7 Governance No.5 (November 1998) Introduction I. The G8 Summits The Western Economic Summits - In the Glare of the Limelight The Process of Preparation - Away from the Limelight G8 Programs II. The European Union in the G8 Gaining Membership The Role and Impact of the European Union on the Summit Process The Future of G7 Monetary Coordination Participation Parallels Growth in the EU's Stature Case Study: The G8 and the Global Information Society III. Reassessing the G8+1 The Evolving Partnership APPENDIX A: SUMMIT CHRONOLOGY 1975 - 1998 APPENDIX B: G8 Global Information Projects Endnotes

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