5th European Political Community Summit explained

5th European Political Community Summit
Country:Hungary
Date:7 November 2024
Venues:TBA
Cities:Budapest
Chairperson:Prime Minister of Hungary
Follows:4th
Precedes:6th
Website:EU Council

The Fifth European Political Community Summit is a planned meeting of the European Political Community to be held on 7 November 2024 in Hungary.[1] [2] [3]

Preparation

Hungary is scheduled to host the autumn summit of the European Political Community during its Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The date of the summit was announced by Charles Michel on 20 March 2024. An informal meeting of the European Council is also scheduled to take place the following day.[4]

The host for the preceding summit, the United Kingdom, had pledged to promote coherence across future EPC summits.[5] To this end, the British ambassador in Budapest, Paul Fox, met with Hungarian Europe minister, Bóka János, on 25 March 2024.[6] Following the fourth summit, a hosting quartet consisting of the United Kingdom, Hungary, Albania and Denmark was set up to further coordinate between summits.[7]

Schedule and agenda

The summit is scheduled to take place on 7 November 2024 in Hungary.

Participants

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
MemberRepresented byTitle
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary(host)
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
European Union

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meeting of the European Political Community, 7 November 2024 . www.consilium.europa.eu.
  2. Web site: Next European Political Community summit to be held in Hungary . 19 July 2024 .
  3. Web site: British PM announces next EPC summit to be held in Hungary . 19 July 2024 .
  4. Web site: @CharlesMichel . 2024-03-20 . Looking forward to the upcoming European Political Community meetings in the UK on 18 July and in Hungary on 7/8 November. #EPC @RishiSunak @PM_ViktorOrban Two major opportunities to have substantial discussions as we face the same challenges when it comes to stability, security, energy and migration. . X (formerly Twitter).
  5. Web site: @LordRickettsP . 2024-03-19 . The UK is good at convening major conferences and getting useful outcomes from them. So it's excellent that Gov't will be hosting the 44-member European Political Community summit at Blenheim on 18 July. An important opportunity to sustain crucial European support for Ukraine. . X (formerly Twitter).
  6. Web site: @JanosBoka_HU . 2024-03-25 . Meeting w/ @PaulFox_FCDO preparation of the #EPC Summit scheduled for July in the UK and in November in Hungary . X (formerly Twitter).
  7. https://epc-observatory.info/summits/