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6th European Political Community Summit

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6th European Political Community Summit
Host countryAlbania
Date16 May 2025
MottoA New Europe in a New World: Unity – Cooperation – Joint Action
Venue(s)Skanderbeg Square
CitiesTirana
Participants45 countries
ChairPrime Minister of Albania
Follows5th
Precedes7th
Websiteepctiranasummit.al

The Sixth European Political Community Summit was a meeting of the European Political Community held on 16 May 2025 in Albania.[1][2]

Background

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The European Political Community (EPC) was founded as an intergovernmental platform aimed at facilitating political and economic coordination among European states, with a principal objective on strengthening cooperation in areas such as security, economic stability, and democratic governance. The platform emerged in response to the increasing geopolitical instability heightened by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron in May 2022. It was planned as a flexible, inclusive framework that would enable both EU members and non-EU members, including the United Kingdom, the Western Balkans, to engage in collaborative dialogue, without the requirement of EU membership.

Albania was announced as the host of the sixth summit of the European Political Community by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during the closing press conference of the fourth summit held in the United Kingdom in July 2024.[3]

In December 2024, it was announced that the summit would take place on 16 May 2025.[4]

Aims

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The summit is to focus on four strategic topics:[5]

  • Democratic security and stability, with an emphasis on support for Ukraine and protection from foreign interference.
  • Competitiveness and economic security, through innovation, energy transition and industrial sustainability.
  • Migration, mobility and youth, addressing the challenges and potential of the young European generation in the digital age.
  • European leadership in a new world, where a clearer vision and determination to act in the international arena are expected.

Schedule and agenda

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The summit is to be held on Friday 16 May 2025. Three thematic round table meetings are to be held focusing on Europe’s security and democratic resilience; competitiveness and economic security; and mobility challenges and youth empowerment.[6]

The schedule and agenda was as follows:[7][8]

  • 10:00: Arrivals and doorsteps
  • 11:00: Opening ceremony
  • 11:30: Family photo
  • 11:45: First plenary session[9]
  • 13:00: Official lunch
  • 14:30: Thematic roundtables
  • 15:45: Bilateral meetings between heads of delegations
  • 17:30: Closing plenary session
  • 18:30: Joint press conference with the prime ministers of Albania and Denmark[10]

Attendees

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Countries participating in the European Political Community

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.[11]

Key
Non-EU member
Absent
Member Represented by Title
Albania Albania Edi Rama (Host) Prime Minister
Andorra Andorra Xavier Espot Zamora Prime Minister of Andorra
Armenia Armenia Nikol Pashinyan Prime Minister
Austria Austria Christian Stocker Chancellor
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President
Belgium Belgium Bart De Wever Prime Minister
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Željka Cvijanović Chairwoman of the Presidency
Bulgaria Bulgaria Rosen Zhelyazkov Prime Minister
Croatia Croatia Andrej Plenković Prime Minister
Cyprus Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides President
Czech Republic Czech Republic Petr Fiala Prime Minister
Denmark Denmark Mette Frederiksen Prime Minister
Estonia Estonia Kristen Michal Prime Minister
European Union European Union Kaja Kallas High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
António Costa President of the European Council
Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission
Roberta Metsola President of the European Parliament
Finland Finland Petteri Orpo Prime Minister
France France Emmanuel Macron President
Georgia (country) Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze Prime Minister
Germany Germany Friedrich Merz Chancellor
Greece Greece Konstantinos Tasoulas President
Hungary Hungary Viktor Orbán Prime Minister
Iceland Iceland Kristrún Frostadóttir Prime Minister
Republic of Ireland Ireland Micheál Martin Taoiseach
Italy Italy Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister
Kosovo Kosovo Vjosa Osmani President
Latvia Latvia Evika Siliņa Prime Minister
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Brigitte Haas Prime Minister
Lithuania Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda President
Luxembourg Luxembourg Luc Frieden Prime Minister
Malta Malta Robert Abela Prime Minister
Moldova Moldova Maia Sandu President
Monaco Monaco Albert II Sovereign Prince
Montenegro Montenegro Jakov Milatović President
Netherlands Netherlands Dick Schoof Prime Minister
North Macedonia North Macedonia Hristijan Mickoski Prime Minister
Norway Norway Jonas Gahr Støre Prime Minister
Poland Poland Donald Tusk Prime Minister
Portugal Portugal Luís Montenegro Prime Minister
Romania Romania Ilie Bolojan Acting President
San Marino San Marino Luca Beccari Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs
Serbia Serbia Aleksandar Vučić President
Slovakia Slovakia Robert Fico Prime Minister
Slovenia Slovenia Robert Golob Prime Minister
Spain Spain Pedro Sánchez Prime Minister
Sweden Sweden Ulf Kristersson Prime Minister
Switzerland Switzerland Karin Keller-Sutter President
Turkey Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan President
Ukraine Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy President
United Kingdom United Kingdom Keir Starmer Prime Minister

Invited delegates

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The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe passed a resolution in March 2025 encouraging host countries to ensure that the Council of Europe systematically participates in future EPC summits.[12] The Secretaries-General of the Council of Europe, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization were invited to attend the summit.[13]

Entity Represented by Title
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization Mark Rutte Secretary General
Council of Europe Council of Europe Alain Berset Secretary General
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Feridun Sinirlioğlu Secretary-General
United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Head

Outcomes

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Armenia–Azerbaijan relations

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European Union–United Kingdom relations

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Main article: United Kingdom–European Union relations

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held talks with EU leaders to finalise a reset of post-Brexit relations ahead of a EU–UK summit on 19 May in London; Both sides remain locked in discussions over fisheries, youth mobility or Erasmus+ membership, student access, and a new agrifood trade deal.[14] Meetings were held on the fringes of the summit with President Macron and Von de Leyen, no immediate breakthroughs occurred, with further discussions planned for the first EU-UK summit on 19 May 2025.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Albania to host European Political Community summit for the first time in 2025 - Politics".
  2. ^ "x.com".
  3. ^ "Meeting of the European Political Community, 18 July 2024". European Council (EUCO). 18 July 2024. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  4. ^ https://rks.news/european-political-community-summit-tirana-may-2025/
  5. ^ https://www.cna.al/english/politike/samiti-i-komunitetit-politik-europian-axhenda-e-aktiviteteve-i430077
  6. ^ https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-summit/2025/05/16/
  7. ^ https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/5o1fjp2d/background-brief-epc-16-may-2025.pdf
  8. ^ https://www.cna.al/english/politike/samiti-i-komunitetit-politik-europian-axhenda-e-aktiviteteve-i430077
  9. ^ https://www.youtube.com/live/rQpN8LIGb6c
  10. ^ https://www.youtube.com/live/QwUmea25N3A?feature=shared
  11. ^ https://epctiranasummit.al/participant
  12. ^ https://pace.coe.int/en/news/9792/european-leaders-should-bring-the-european-political-community-and-the-council-of-europe-closer-together
  13. ^ https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/5o1fjp2d/background-brief-epc-16-may-2025.pdf
  14. ^ Bounds, Andy; Parker, George; Foster, Peter; Gross, Anna (14 May 2025). "Starmer set for final round of talks in Albania on EU-UK reset". Financial Times. Brussels; London. Archived from the original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  15. ^ Maddox, David (16 May 2025). "Starmer in 11th hour Brexit reset talks with Macron and Ursula von der Leyen to secure crucial deal". The Independent. Archived from the original on 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
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