6th European Political Community Summit
| 6th European Political Community Summit | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host country | Albania |
| Date | 16 May 2025 |
| Cities | Tirana |
| Participants | 47 expected |
| Chair | Prime Minister of Albania |
| Follows | 5th |
| Precedes | 7th |
The Sixth European Political Community Summit is a planned meeting of the European Political Community to be held on 16 May 2025 in Albania.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The European Political Community (EPC) was founded as an intergovernmental platform aimed at facilitating political and economic coordination among European states, with a principal objective on strengthening cooperation in areas such as security, economic stability, and democratic governance. The platform emerged in response to the increasing geopolitical instability heightened by Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron in May 2022. It was planned as a flexible, inclusive framework that would enable both EU members and non-EU members, including the United Kingdom, the Western Balkans, to engage in collaborative dialogue, without the requirement of EU membership.
Albania was announced as the host of the sixth summit of the European Political Community by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during the closing press conference of the fourth summit held in the United Kingdom in July 2024.[3]
In December 2024, it was reported that the summit would take place on 16 May 2025.[4]
Attendees
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The summit is expected to be attended by the heads of state or government of the states participating in the European Political Community along with the president of the European Council, the president of the European Commission and the president of the European Parliament.
| Non-EU member |
Invited delegates
[edit]Representatives of the Council of Europe, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization have attended the previous two summits.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Albania to host European Political Community summit for the first time in 2025 - Politics".
- ^ "x.com".
- ^ "Meeting of the European Political Community, 18 July 2024". European Council (EUCO). 18 July 2024. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ https://rks.news/european-political-community-summit-tirana-may-2025/