British Prime Minister Liz Truss had not yet confirmed if she will attend the October 6 conference. The United Kingdom will leave the EU at the start of 2020. 44 nations have been invited to attend the inaugural European Political Community (EPC) conference in Prague. Several media outlets reported on Thursday that British Prime Minister … Read more
Idea is to create platform for political dialogue and cooperation that will include countries aspiring to join the EU. Emmanuel Macron mooted it as a broad but “lean” decision-making structure. The list of countries involved will be drawn up later, European sources say. A first “European Political Community” meeting will take place in the Czech … Read more
The idea of a “European Political Community,” proposed by French President Macron, was discussed with interest and scepticism by EU leaders at a summit. It would include countries wanting to join the EU, such as Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Western Balkans states, but also those happy to be outside it. Ukraine was initially wary of … Read more
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated Saturday that Ukraine should become a full candidate for EU membership rather than joining a bigger “European political community” antechamber proposed by France. “We don’t need any alternatives to the application of Ukraine to join the European Union, we don’t need such compromises,” Zelensky told reporters in Kyiv during a joint press conference … Read more
