Switzerland Demands France Cover G7 Protest Policing for Tens of Thousands
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Updated · POLITICO Europe · Jun 15
Switzerland Demands France Cover G7 Protest Policing for Tens of Thousands
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO Europe · Jun 15
Summary
Swiss authorities are pressing France to pay for security as tens of thousands of anti-G7 protesters gather on the Swiss side of the border ahead of the summit.
Geneva is bearing much of the policing burden because many leaders, including Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump, are arriving through Geneva’s international airport rather than directly via Evian-les-Bains.
The Group of 7 summit opens Monday in the French resort town of Evian-les-Bains, where leaders are set to discuss global trade imbalances and efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
The dispute highlights how a summit hosted in France is spilling security and logistical costs into neighboring Switzerland, turning cross-border coordination into a political fight.