The second meeting of the European Political Community has started in Moldova, in which leaders from all over the continent are participating, where increased attention is paid to the rise of tensions in the north of Kosovo.
The participants of 47 heads of state and government are invited to participate in this second meeting of the European Political Community.
Non-EU countries such as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom participate among them.
The President of the European Council Charles Michele, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola are also invited.
The European Political Community aims to promote political dialogue and cooperation to address issues of common interest to strengthen the security, stability and prosperity of the European continent.
This platform for political coordination does not replace any existing organization, structure or process and does not intend to create new ones at this stage.
At the first meeting of the European Political Community in October 2022, leaders mainly discussed peace and security issues, particularly Russia's war in Ukraine and the energy crisis.
The next meetings of the European Political Community will take place in Spain and the United Kingdom.
The head of the EU's foreign policy, Josep Borrell, is expected to meet there with the president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic.
A day earlier, Borrell met the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, in Bratislava.
In a post on Twitter after the meeting, Borrell said that the situation in the north of Kosovo is "dangerous and unstable".
Summit Agenda:
10:00 a.m. Arrivals
12:00 Opening ceremony
12:30 Family photo
12:45 thematic table
13:45 Working lunch
15:30 European Council President Charles Michel meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
17:00 Press conference
Moldova, like Ukraine, applied to join the EU last year shortly after the Russian invasion, and Chisinau is planning to use the summit to showcase reforms and persuade leaders to open accession talks as soon as possible. .
Moldova has taken in more Ukrainian refugees per capita than any other country, even as food and energy prices rose as a result of the conflict.
The government has accused Russia of trying to destabilize the country through its influence over the separatist movement in its mainly Russian-speaking, separatist region of Transnistria.