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I’m in #Prague for tomorrow’s 1st summit of the new #EuropeanPoliticalCommunity.
The 27 🇪🇺 leaders will be joined by #Truss, #Erdogan, #Zelensky & others.
The big question: what the hell is this thing? The answer depends on what happens tomorrow in a battle between 🇬🇧&🇫🇷. 🧵1/9
The 27 🇪🇺 leaders will be joined by #Truss, #Erdogan, #Zelensky & others.
The big question: what the hell is this thing? The answer depends on what happens tomorrow in a battle between 🇬🇧&🇫🇷. 🧵1/9
The idea is that this is a wider European bloc which will include countries not in the EU, either because they’re waiting to join, they don’t want to join, or they’ve left (🇬🇧).
But there are already such groupings, like the Council of Europe in Strasbourg and the OECD in Paris.
But there are already such groupings, like the Council of Europe in Strasbourg and the OECD in Paris.
What’s the point of the EPC then?
The idea is that, unlike CoE & OECD, this will be a forum for heads of state and government to meet and discuss major issues.
Such leader meetings don’t happen in those other organisations.
The idea is that, unlike CoE & OECD, this will be a forum for heads of state and government to meet and discuss major issues.
Such leader meetings don’t happen in those other organisations.
BREAK - Liz Truss *will* be attending the 1st summit of the #EuropeanPoliticalCommunity in Prague next week.
In fact, 🇬🇧 now fully on board to JOIN this European community and wants to host the 2nd meeting (!?!)
An astonishing u-turn.
In fact, 🇬🇧 now fully on board to JOIN this European community and wants to host the 2nd meeting (!?!)
An astonishing u-turn.
A refresher: #EuropeanPoliticalCommunity is 🇫🇷President @EmmanuelMacron's idea for a forum larger than 🇪🇺 where European issues can be discussed. An 'outer ring'
Many suspect it's meant as a halfway house to park aspiring members. And a former member.
worldpoliticsreview.com/treaty-politic…
Many suspect it's meant as a halfway house to park aspiring members. And a former member.
worldpoliticsreview.com/treaty-politic…
This 1st EPC summit in Prague next Thursday, with 🇪🇺27 leaders plus invited 🇺🇦🇹🇷🇬🇧🇳🇴🇲🇰🇨🇭🇦🇱🇦🇲🇦🇿🇧🇦🇬🇪🇮🇸🇽🇰🇱🇮🇲🇩🇲🇪🇷🇸, will have to answer many questions.
The first: what the hell is the EPC? And how would it be different from the Council of Europe in Strasbourg? Nobody yet knows.
The first: what the hell is the EPC? And how would it be different from the Council of Europe in Strasbourg? Nobody yet knows.
