Lavish banquet and a personalised football shirt: How Europe is still mollycoddling Trump at the G7

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Lavish banquet and a personalised football shirt: How Europe is still mollycoddling Trump at the G7 16.06.2026

The Independent

European leaders are employing extensive diplomatic courtesies to accommodate U.S. President Donald Trump during the G7 summit in the Swiss Alps. To ensure his cooperation, organizers delayed the summit by one day for Trump's 80th birthday and tailored the agenda by removing climate crisis discussions in favor of focusing on China's economic success. Notable gestures include German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gifting Trump a personalized football shirt and French President Emmanuel Macron arranging a lavish dinner at the Palace of Versailles to encourage the president to remain for the full event. Despite previous tensions over NATO and Iran, leaders aim for a collaborative atmosphere to discuss the global economy, AI, and the wars in Ukraine and Iran, while coordinating with Middle Eastern leaders regarding the disarmament of Hamas in Gaza.

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