- Leaders of 44 European countries will gather in Prague on Thursday (6 October) for the inaugural summit of the European Political Community (EPC), a new format searching for a purpose as multiple crises hit the continent.
- As the Czech Presidency welcomes leaders in the Prague Castle, it remains unclear what the new organisation, a brainchild of French President Emmanuel Macron, will stand for and what it aims to achieve.
- Those pushing to join the EU – Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova and the Western Balkan six are expected to reiterate that the EU27 should not see the community as a replacement for the EU’s enlargement process.
‘European Political Community’ takes shape in face of Russia’s war
