Budapest 07.11.2024 The fifth meeting of the European Political Community will take place on Thursday 7 November at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. The event will be hosted by the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, and will bring together leaders from across Europe.
The EU will be represented by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell.
The Summit will feature a plenary opening session, four thematic breakout sessions, and bilateral meetings.

The EU Council president Charles Michel issued an open letter to the European leaders, inviting them to attend the Summit of the Political Community Summit in Budapest.

“Today’s reality is marked by multiple crises. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine is in its third year and continues to rage. Increasingly deadly violence is igniting in the Middle-East threatening to further escalate. Conflicts and instability are also on the rise in Africa. Irregular migration and its instrumentalization poses an additional challenge to Europe. The global economy is once again heading towards fragmentation which is impacting our economic models. All this is putting peace, stability and prosperity at risk in our region. We are convinced that the decisions we make to address these crises will determine our future for decades to come.

Building on the results of our previous summits we invite you to the fifth summit of the European Political Community in Budapest on 7 November 2024 to discuss the security challenges Europe is facing.

“We will begin our discussions with a morning plenary session on the security challenges, followed by four breakout sessions on the topics of migration and economic security. The session on migration will cover all aspects of migration, while the one on economic security will also discuss connectivity in terms of energy, transport, IT and also global trade. The chairs of each roundtable will report on the discussions at the second plenary session. We will conclude with interventions at the plenary on the topics of the breakout sessions. (Image below: Budapest)

“Ample opportunities will be provided for bilateral or multilateral meetings during the day.

“We look forward to welcoming you in Budapest”.

7 heads of state and government are invited to take part in this fifth meeting of the European Political Community, from:

The EU 27 member states are expected to attend, with the participation of the leaders from the countries-candidates, and neighbors:
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland;
Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom.

The European Political Community aims to foster political dialogue and cooperation to address issues of common interest
strengthen the security, stability and prosperity of the European continent
This platform for political coordination does not replace any existing organisation, structure or process, nor does it aim to create new ones at this stage.

So far, the European Political Community has met four times.