President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, represented the EU at this year's G7 summit on 26-27 May. The Summit was hosted by Italy, which holds the rotating G7 presidency for 2017. Discussions over the two days of the Summit focused on a wide range of issues, including the safety and security of citizens, trade, the global economy, climate change and foreign affairs – all of which are at the forefront of the EU’s agenda. G7 Leaders agreed that technological change and globalisation have made a fundamental contribution to raising living standards across the world over recent decades, but that the benefits have not been shared widely enough, contributing to inequalities in many countries. This is also reflected in the Commission's Reflection Paper on Harnessing Globalisation. In the margins of the summit, President Juncker met with Japanese Prime Minister Abe to discuss the next steps in the EU’s negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with Japan.