G7 Summit: France, Switzerland impose pandemic-like border curbs amid protest fears

France and Switzerland are enacting stringent, pandemic-style border controls and heightened security measures in anticipation of the G7 summit. The summit, scheduled from June 15 to 17 in the French town of Evian-les-Bains on the shores of Lake Geneva, will bring together leaders from some of the world's wealthiest nations. The agenda includes discussions on the Middle East, Ukraine, and global economic imbalances.

Authorities are preparing for potential violent protests, drawing lessons from the 2003 G8 summit in Geneva, where anti-capitalist demonstrations led to significant property damage, including smashed shop windows. To prevent a recurrence, businesses in Geneva, a major hub for United Nations offices, are boarding up their storefronts. Institutions like the World Trade Organization are also closing offices and instructing employees to work remotely.

Activists, including environmentalists, feminists, and anti-capitalist groups, plan to voice their dissatisfaction with leaders, particularly U.S. President Donald Trump. Protesters intend to demonstrate against his policies on trade, the Iran conflict, climate change, and his past associations. A coalition of anti-capitalist groups, "No G7," has called for a "great internationalist mobilization against this meeting," framing it as a plan for "the destruction of peoples, the exploitation of life, and domination over bodies."

Switzerland, though not a G7 member, is collaborating with France on security. The Swiss army will deploy approximately 4,000 personnel to support police operations, which will include airspace restrictions, lake patrols, and road limitations. Seven of the 35 road border crossings will remain open. Geneva is also closing a large park where activists had planned to gather. France, meanwhile, is deploying over 13,000 police officers and gendarmes to secure the summit.

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Dok se G7 sastaje u Evianu u Francuskoj kako bi planirao uništenje naroda, iskorištavanje života i dominaciju nad tijelima, organizirajmo naš otpor protiv fašizma i imperijalizma.