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Federal Ministry of Finance will issue a special postage stamp G7 Presidency Germany.The Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner will present the stamp in Berlin on Wednesday. The presentation will take place on June 15 2022 at 12 p.m. in the Federal Chancellery press zone on the 1st floor Willy-Brandt-Strae 1 10557 Berlin .On January 1 2022 Germany took over the G7 presidency from Great Britain and will host the G7 summit of heads of state and government in Schloss Elmau in Bavaria in June 2022 chaired by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz . The Group of Seven G7 is an informal forum of seven leading industrialized nations and democracies Canada France Germany Italy Japan the United Kingdom the United States of America plus the EU . The group was founded in 1975 by former French President Valry Giscard dEstaing and then Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. At their annual summit meetings the heads of state and government of the G7 vote-Countries adopt common positions on global political issues. While the thematic focus was on the world economy in the first few years after the formation of the G7 interest expanded to foreign and security policy issues in the 1980s. Many different economic environmental and socio-political issues are now being discussed.In 2022 Germany will hold the G7 presidency for the seventh time . The Federal Government will use this presidency to tackle key global challenges with the G7 partners under the motto Progress for a just world. The Federal Minister of Finance together with the President of the Deutsche Bundesbank has taken over the presidency in the financial sector.The design of the G7 logo is deliberately kept minimalist and clear and focuses entirely on the two main elements G and 7 which together form a strong sign here. This concentration on the essentials is representative of the focused work program of the new federal government during the presidency. The two complementary elements of the symbol underline a good and trusting cooperation.Text Federal Ministry of FinanceThe special postage stamp and the first day cancel were designed by Thomas Serres from Hattingen Design of the G7 presidency logo Zum goldenen Hirschen Berlin. The stamp has a value of 85 cents and will be available from June 23 2022 at Deutsche Post AG sales outlets .
