The 19th G7 summit included politicians.
The Group of Seven -LRB- G7 -RRB- was an unofficial forum which brought together the heads of the richest industrialized countries : France , Germany , Italy , Japan , the United Kingdom , the United States , Canada -LRB- since 1976 -RRB- and the President of the European Commission -LRB- starting officially in 1981 -RRB- .	Japan	Japan	Group of Seven	G8#History	G7	G8#History	France	France	Germany	Germany	Italy	Italy	United Kingdom	United Kingdom	United States	United States	Canada	Canada	President of the European Commission	President of the European Commission
The President of the European Commission is the head of the European Commission -LRB- the civil service of the executive branch of the : European Union , the function of which is to apply and enforce the Treaties -RRB- .	European Commission	European Commission
