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.
https://twitter.com/HankeVela/status/1575535378869538816
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.
#LizTruss suddenly flipped from disinterested scorn toward #EuropeanPoliticalCommunity to wanting to take it over
🇬🇧 told 🇪🇺 tonight not only do they now want to join, they basically want to run the thing. They want to change name to European Political Forum, & host it in London
🇬🇧 told 🇪🇺 tonight not only do they now want to join, they basically want to run the thing. They want to change name to European Political Forum, & host it in London
Why does Truss want to rename this to 'European Political Forum'?
Because Macron's suggested EPC name sounds too much like the European Community, the name of the EU before 1993.
Because Macron's suggested EPC name sounds too much like the European Community, the name of the EU before 1993.
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