European Political Community - International Summit
12 November 2026
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Council of the European Union European Council
Follow its sittings00:29 - 00:43
Speaker 3
Dearbhaile Mahas a chairde, tá míle fáilte romhaibh go Cathair Bhaile Átha Cliath, tá súil againn ar fad go raibh lá iontach agaibh anseo. Good afternoon, everybody. I'm going to introduce Taoiseach first, then we'll hear from our two participants. Thank you, Taoiseach.
00:43 - 03:00
Speaker 4
Go raibh míle maith agat, Sinéad. Good evening, and we have just concluded the ninth meeting of the European Political Community Summit. It has been a very busy and productive day, and I'm heartened by the focus that we saw not just on the challenges we face in Europe, but also on the positive and practical steps we can take to shape Europe's future together. Let me highlight four key takeaways from our discussion. Firstly, we reaffirmed our unwavering support for and solidarity with Ukraine.
We salute the bravery of the Ukrainian people in the face of Russia's intensifying attacks on civilians and critical infrastructure, and we hope that they will soon have the peace they deserve. Secondly, we heard strong calls for closer cooperation in preventing and responding to hybrid activity, including in relation to our democratic processes. We know that there are those who would use such attacks to create confusion, sow division, and weaken public confidence in our democratic systems. We will not allow them to succeed. We will continue to use forums like this one to share our experiences, to learn from one another, and to work together to protect our democracies.
Thirdly, I heard a strong commitment to leveraging technological developments to strengthen Europe's innovative capacity. We all recognize the need to focus on Europe's competitiveness, but we should not lose sight of our strengths, our capacity to innovate, the skills of our people, the strength and vibrancy of our enterprise sectors. Fourthly, we need to make clean and affordable energy available for our citizens and businesses. Moving away from fossil fuels, increasing our capacity to generate and to share renewable energy, developing our grids and interconnectors, and improving our energy efficiency is the route to a more secure and affordable future for all Europeans. I would like to thank President Parmelin, Guy, for the invitation you have extended to us to the next meeting of the EPC in Zurich in April.
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