EVIAN-LES-BAINS — The G7 summit will convene from June 15 to June 17, 2026, at the Hotel Royal in Evian-les-Bains, France. Security measures will include cross-border coordination with Switzerland and temporary border restrictions.
U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the summit, which has an agenda that includes discussions on the Middle East, Ukraine, and global economic imbalances. France and Switzerland signed a military cooperation agreement specifically for summit security, with the Swiss army deploying approximately 4,000 personnel to support police operations.
French authorities will deploy over 13,000 police and gendarmerie officers to the summit area. They have also implemented a security zone around the Hotel Royal in Evian and are requiring special permits for residents of Evian and its surrounding areas. Commuter boat crossings on Lake Geneva have been rerouted from Evian to ferry landings outside of restricted zones.
French and Swiss authorities will impose border restrictions for one week, with only seven of 35 roadway border crossings between the two countries remaining open. French authorities will also deploy over 800 border control officers, an increase from the usual 60. Security operations will involve airspace restrictions, patrols on Lake Geneva, and roadway restrictions.
Summit attendees will arrive via Geneva Airport. Geneva authorities are closing a major park previously designated by activists for gatherings and businesses in Geneva are boarding up storefronts. The World Trade Organization is closing its Geneva offices and instructing staff to work remotely. The Geneva canton established a 6 million Swiss franc fund to compensate businesses for protest-related damages.
Activists plan to demonstrate regarding U.S. tariffs, Iran, climate policy, and Donald Trump's past association with Jeffrey Epstein. Violent protests damaged storefronts in Geneva during the 2003 G8 summit. French authorities advised the public to postpone nonessential travel and work remotely when possible. "It seems that they have not learned the lesson. It's just creating more problems than actually solving them." Cedric Dupont, a professor of international relations at the Geneva Graduate Institute, said regarding the security measures. Over 110,000 workers commute daily from France to Geneva. Recreational water activities such as paddleboarding and swimming are permitted outside the summit security zone.