France will pay nothing toward G7 security costs in Evian

France will pay nothing toward the security operation mounted in Geneva during the G7 summit in Evian, despite months of Swiss requests for financial support. The Swiss Federal Council said negotiations with Paris failed to produce any agreement on sharing the costs.

The security operation linked to the June summit and the anti-G7 demonstrations cost 31.6 million Swiss francs, according to figures released by Geneva State Councillor Carole-Anne Kast. Geneva will cover about 20 million francs, while the Swiss Confederation will pay roughly 12 million.

The Confederation had decided in April to cover 80% of the security measures assigned to the cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Valais. Reimbursement will be based on detailed accounts submitted by the cantons, the government said. Military, customs and intelligence assistance, meanwhile, came within existing budgets.

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It must be acknowledged that no agreement with France on sharing the security costs could be reached after months of diplomatic and political negotiations.

Switzerland had repeatedly told France since discussions began in summer 2025 that the host country should also take financial responsibility. The government pointed to France’s handling of much of the cost after the 2003 G8 summit, also held in Evian, which was followed by riots and property damage in Geneva.

The two countries’ cooperation has since been governed by an agreement that took effect in 2008. French law-enforcement representatives came to assist their Geneva counterparts during the anti-G7 demonstration, although they did not take part in crowd control. Macron thanked Switzerland for its support in the final seconds of his closing summit speech. For Geneva, that expression of thanks is the only return Paris appears to be offering for a bill of more than 30 million francs.

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Services provided by Switzerland for the organization of an event hosted by another country should, in principle, be paid for.