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6th European Political Community Summit

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6th European Political Community Summit
Host countryAlbania
DateSpring 2025
CitiesTirana
Participants47 expected
ChairPrime Minister of Albania
Follows5th
Precedes7th

The Sixth European Political Community Summit is a planned meeting of the European Political Community to be held in Spring 2025 in Albania.[1][2]

Background

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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]

Attendees

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Countries participating in the European Political Community

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.

Key
Non-EU member
Member Represented by Title
Albania Albania
Andorra Andorra
Armenia Armenia
Austria Austria
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Belgium Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Croatia Croatia
Cyprus Cyprus
Czech Republic Czech Republic
Denmark Denmark
Estonia Estonia
European Union European Union
President of the European Commission
President of the European Council
President of the European Parliament
Finland Finland
France France
Georgia (country) Georgia
Germany Germany
Greece Greece
Hungary Hungary
Iceland
Republic of Ireland Ireland
Italy Italy
Kosovo Kosovo
Latvia Latvia
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
Lithuania Lithuania
Luxembourg Luxembourg
Malta Malta
Moldova Moldova
Monaco Monaco
Montenegro Montenegro
Netherlands Netherlands
North Macedonia North Macedonia
Norway Norway
Poland Poland
Portugal Portugal
Romania Romania
San Marino San Marino
Serbia Serbia
Slovakia Slovakia
Slovenia Slovenia
Spain Spain
Sweden Sweden
Switzerland Switzerland
Turkey Turkey
Ukraine Ukraine
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Invited delegates

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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

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  1. ^ "Albania to host European Political Community summit for the first time in 2025 - Politics".
  2. ^ "x.com".
  3. ^ "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.