Meeting of the European Political Community, 18 July 2024

Summary:

Compilation of information resources relating to the fourth meeting of the European Political Community (EPoC), held on 18 July 2024 in Blenheim Palace (Woodstock), United Kingdom (UK).

Further information:

The European Political Community (EPC) aims to foster political dialogue and cooperation to address issues of common interest, and to strengthen the security, stability and prosperity of the European continent. This platform is aimed at political coordination and does not replace any existing organisation, structure or process. This initiative was reformed and re-launched by France's President Emmanuel Macron in May 2022.

Most countries of the European continent were invited to attend this meeting, including the Member States of the European Union (EU).

Official

UK Government: Topical Events: European Political Community meeting 2024 https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/european-political-community-meeting-2024

General Secretariat of the Council (EU): Meeting of the European Political Community, 18 July 2024 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-summit/2024/07/18/

UK Parliament: Hansard: Volume 834, 12/12/2023: European Political Community Summit https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2023-12-12/debates/01AEE9E4-EE9F-45BC-B470-8C6530FC994C/EuropeanPoliticalCommunitySummit

UK Government: Press Release, 19/03/2024: UK to host European Political Community meeting in July 2024 at Blenheim Palace https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-to-host-european-political-community-meeting-in-july-2024-at-blenheim-palace

Swiss Federal Council: Press Release, 15/07/2024: President Amherd to represent Switzerland at fourth meeting of the European Political Community https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/media-releases.msg-id-101853.html

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News

Reuters, 19/03/2024: UK's Sunak to host European Political Community meeting in July https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-sunak-host-european-political-community-meeting-july-2024-03-19/

Politico, 19/03/2024: UK at last confirms European Political Community summit date https://www.politico.eu/article/european-political-community-summit-date-confirmed-uk-blenheim-palace-summit-ukraine/

The Independent, 19/03/2024: Rishi Sunak announces European summit will be held at Blenheim Palace in July https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/prime-minister-blenheim-palace-emmanuel-macron-winston-churchill-rishi-sunak-b2515125.html

EurActiv, 07/07/2024: NATO, European Political Community to be new PM Starmer’s first foreign engagements https://www.euractiv.com/section/eu-uk-relations/news/nato-european-political-community-to-be-new-pm-starmers-first-foreign-engagements/

BBC News, 09/07/2024: Stately home set to close to host European leaders https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx72q875l5yo

The Guardian, 13/07/2024: Zelenskiy expected in UK for meeting with European leaders https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/12/zelenskiy-due-in-uk-for-meeting-of-european-leaders-at-blenheim-palace

EurActiv, 14/07/2024: European leaders to discuss ‘arc of conflict’ at UK-hosted EPC summit https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/european-leaders-to-discuss-arc-of-conflict-at-uk-hosted-epc-summit/

Politico, 15/07/2024: Von der Leyen will skip Britain’s biggest European summit in years https://www.politico.eu/article/von-der-leyen-keir-starmer-european-political-community-summit/

Kathimerini, 15/07/2024: PM to meet Starmer at leaders’ summit on Thursday https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1243960/pm-to-meet-starmer-at-leaders-summit-on-thursday/

TVP World, 16/07/2024: U.K’s new government hope to refresh relations with EU at upcoming summit https://tvpworld.com/79323818/uks-new-government-hope-to-refresh-relations-with-eu-at-upcoming-summit

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Commentary and Analysis

London School of Economics (LSE): Politics & Policy Blog, 12/12/2023: How Rishi Sunak could reboot the European Political Community without offending Eurosceptic Tories https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/how-rishi-sunak-could-reboot-the-european-political-community-without-offending-eurosceptic-tories/

Dublin City University: Brexit Institute: News, 22/04/2024: Taking stock of the European Political Community ahead of the UK’s Blenheim Summit https://dcubrexitinstitute.eu/2024/04/european-political-community-ahead-of-uk-blenheim-summit/

London School of Economics (LSE): EUROPP Blog, 10/06/2024: The promise and meaning of the European Political Community after the 2024 EU and UK elections https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2024/06/10/the-promise-and-meaning-of-the-european-political-community-after-the-2024-eu-and-uk-elections/

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS): Expert Commentary, 08/07/2024: Blood, toil, tears and sweat: the European Political Community’s summit in the UK  https://www.ceps.eu/blood-toil-tears-and-sweat-the-european-political-communitys-summit-in-the-uk/

Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA): Insights & Analysis, 14/07/2024: Solo Flight: Take-Off at Blenheim https://cepa.org/article/solo-flight-take-off-at-blenheim/

The Guardian: Analysis, 15/07/2024: Starmer must use EPC forum to offer hopeful vision for Europe’s future https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/15/starmer-must-use-epc-forum-to-offer-hopeful-vision-for-europes-future

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change: Commentary, 16/07/2024: A Fresh Start for EU-UK Relations? It’s as Easy as EPC https://www.institute.global/insights/geopolitics-and-security/a-fresh-start-for-eu-uk-relations-its-as-easy-as-epc

UK in a Changing Europe: Events: UKICE Lunch Hour, 17 July 2024: Prospects for the European Political Community [via Youtube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87kJ4eJETRI

European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): Briefing, 25/07/2024: Outcome of the European Political Community meeting in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, on 18 July 2024 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2024)762856

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ESO Records

Further content on the European Political Community https://www.europeansources.info/advanced-search/?as=european+political+community&SearchKeywords=exact&SearchField=fulltext&SearchDateFrom=&SearchDateTo=&posttype=eso-record&all-eso_tax_content_types=on&all-eso_tax_countries=on&all-eso_tax_subject_categories=on&all-eso_tax_organizations=on

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Wikipedia: 4th European Political Community Summit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_European_Political_Community_Summit

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