The European Political Community is a new European Political Organization proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron in May 2022 in the context of the changing geopolitical dynamics on the European continent. The Member States approved the draft text of the European Political Community during the European Council of the 23rd and 24th of June.
The European Political Community aims at:
– strengthening the links between EU member states and Non-EU member states who share the same European values,
– increasing cooperation between the 44 members countries on a large scale of topics such as peace, security, energy, climate, migration and the current economic situation,
– allowing candidate states to start taking part in some European projects, especially related to student and university exchanges.
The main objective of this community is to make EU adhesion processes more efficient. The creation of the European Political Community comes in response to the recent applications for EU membership of Ukraine, Moldova or Georgia.
The next meeting will be held in spring 2023 in Moldova, and after that in Spain and in the UK, in order to alternate between EU member states and non-EU member states. The new Political Community will meet up to twice a year.
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European Council (2022). Remarks by President Charles Michel after his meeting in Sarajevo with the members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. [online] Available at: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/05/20/remarks-by-president-charles-michel-after-his-meeting-with-sefik-dzaferovic-zeljko-komsic-and-milorad-dodik-bosnia-and-herzegovina-presidency-in-sarajevo/ [Accessed 20 Oct. 2022].
Chopin, T., Macek, L. and Maillard, S. (2022). The European Political Community. [online] Institut Jacques Delors. Available at: https://institutdelors.eu/en/publications/la-communaute-politique-europeenne/ [Accessed 20 Oct. 2022].
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Lauriane IRIEN
Born in Brest, France in 1998, she is passionate about languages, sports and very interested in the topic of Mental Health. She holds a double bachelor’s degree in English and European Studies and is currently enrolled in a Master’s in European Studies at the Free University of Brussels. She studied abroad in German thanks to the Erasmus Program.