G7 Évian 2026

Press

Official resources to cover the summit, a news feed from media across the G7 countries, and an AI expert available on site for your stories.

For any regulatory nuance, the official French sources prevail.

Accreditations

verified on June 10, 2026

  • Accreditations for the summit are closed. The procedure was open until May 7, 2026.
  • Badges are collected at the accreditation centre at the Cité de l'Eau in Publier, upon presentation of a valid official identity document.
  • Accreditation does not exempt participants from obtaining a French entry visa. Holders of an official accreditation do not need a G7 Pass.
  • Access conditions to the blue zone for non-accredited journalists are not specified in the consulted sources, to be checked with the préfecture.

source Élysée, media services · pass-g7.gouv.fr, who is concerned

Press centres and accommodation

verified on June 10, 2026

  • The international press centre is located at the Cité de l'Eau in Publier and opens on June 14, 2026: equipped workspaces, high-speed connection (Wi-Fi and wired), meeting and briefing rooms.
  • A forward press centre is set up in Neuvecelle.
  • Accommodation: dedicated press platform on pressg7.bnetwork.com, minimum 3 nights, in the Morzine and Les Gets areas.
  • Several thousand journalists and international delegates are expected during the three days of the summit.

source Élysée, media services · préfecture FAQ, May 25, 2026 (PDF, in French)

Official documents and contacts

verified on June 10, 2026

  • Préfecture press kit of June 8, 2026, dedicated to the security scheme (PDF, 13 pages, in French).
  • Préfecture FAQ of May 25, 2026 (PDF) and brochure on daily life during the G7 (PDF), both in French.
  • Préfecture G7 press area, with thematic subpages (zones, transport, schools, economic life, healthcare, aviation, regulatory measures).
  • Official summit website at elysee.fr/G7evian, with a media services section and calendar. Preliminary ministerial meetings documented: trade, education, finance, labour and employment, sherpas.
  • Préfecture press contact: state representation and communication office, pref-communication@haute-savoie.gouv.fr.

source préfecture press kit, June 8, 2026 (PDF, in French) · préfecture G7 press area · Élysée, G7 Evian

An AI expert on site during the summit

Jean-Baptiste Berthoux is co-founder and Chief AI Officer of Maijin (Geneva), and a resident of Évian-les-Bains. He has trained more than 3,500 professionals in AI across more than 125 organisations.

He is available during the summit for interviews or one-hour sessions with journalists, police forces and delegation members. Sessions are free, on simple request.

This website was itself designed and deployed with AI in a few hours: a concrete demonstration.

  • the impact of AI on journalism
  • AI and geopolitics
  • live demonstrations, such as building this site
  • author of Prenez le virage de l'IA (Diateino, 2026), available at the librairie du Muratore in Évian
jean-baptiste@maijin.chLinkedIn

The G7 as seen by media in member countries

Aggregated feed from RSS sources across the seven G7 countries and Switzerland, filtered on the summit, refreshed roughly every fifteen minutes.