Can the European Political Community survive?

The European Political Community (EPC) summit in Granada may have been labelled a disappointment. But it is too early to write off the EPC. 

 
When French President Emmanuel Macron launched the idea of a European Political Community in a speech to the European Parliament in May 2022 there was much scepticism around the idea. Macron wanted to create a forum that would allow European leaders to “find a new space” to work together on issues such as security, energy, transport and infrastructure. But many member-states were unsure of the value of yet another new grouping of countries, while some countries feared that the EPC was designed to derail EU enlargement.

These fears were largely dispelled, and the first EPC summit in Prague in October 2022 proved to be a powerful symbol of continental unity against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Forty-four leaders attended, including the leaders of all EU states aside from Denmark (due to an election), all EU candidates (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine and Turkey), plus Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and the UK. The Presidents of the European Commission and European Council and the EU High Representative for foreign policy were also present. The second EPC summit in Moldova, in June 2023, served as a strong signal of support for the country in a difficult period, which included an alleged coup attempt by pro-Russian forces earlier in the year.

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