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France puts G7 finance ministers’ meeting off to next week

By Thomson Reuters Jan 21, 2026 | 8:18 AM

PARIS, Jan 21 (Reuters) – The French government has pushed back ‍plans for an online G7 finance ministers meeting from Wednesday to next week because of ‌scheduling problems, a ‌French finance ministry official said.

French Finance Minister Roland Lescure, whose government holds the G7 ​presidency this year, said on Monday ‍he wanted ​a meeting with ​counterparts in the “coming days” ‍after the Trump administration threatened new tariff hikes on some European countries.

The Finance Ministry ‍official said invitations for a meeting on Wednesday had ‍been ‍sent, but tight ​scheduling and the ​Davos ⁠World Economic Forum ‌meant it would have to be held next week instead.

(Reporting by Leigh Thomas, editing by Ingrid ⁠Melander)