G6 (European Union)
The G6 in the European Union is an unofficial association of the six most populous EU countries: Germany , France , Great Britain , Italy , Poland and Spain . The group strives for close cooperation, especially on security issues.
With the admission of Poland , the G5 expanded into today's G6. The G6 should not be confused with the “Group of Six” , a forerunner of today's “ Group of Seven ” ( G8 until March 2014).
| G6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | population | Voices in the Council of the EU | ||
 Germany
|
82.314.906 | 29 | 8.4% | |
 France
|
63.392.140 | 29 | 8.4% | |
 United Kingdom
|
61.113.205 | 29 | 8.4% | |
 Italy
|
60,045,068 | 29 | 8.4% | |
 Spain
|
45.116.894 | 27 | 7.8% | |
 Poland
|
39,116,000 | 27 | 7.8% | |
| total | 348,658,527 | 170 | 49.2% | |
Individual evidence
- ^ G6 meeting: New ways in the EU in the SZ