UK is considering the possibility of attending a new one «country club» Political European Union next month. The first meeting of the ‘European Political Community’ will be held in prague on October 6 However, Downing Street would like to see more details about the summit before British Prime Minister Liz truss agreed to attend.

‘European Political Community’ proposed by French president Emmanuelle Macron, Last May as a “new space” for cooperation. It intends to establish forum which goes beyond the 27 EU Member States, so they too visitor UK, Ukraine, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Similar ideas have been floated for decades, but this is the first major push for such a forum since Brexit.

However, there are indications that, before responding, the UK would like to consult with the government Ukraineas well as the defensive military alliance, the NATO. It is further believed that British officials are looking for ensure the meeting will not be too dominated by the state or institutions EU.

The energy crisis can push Truss to accept

It Czech Republic currently holds the rotating presidency of the Council of Europe. For this reason, the inaugural meeting of the “European Political Community” was planned in Prague. A order of the day while suggesting that discussions will focus on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European economy and the energy crisis. In addition, Macron suggested that the group could discuss securityenergy and transportation, as well as the movement of people, especially young people.

A number of diplomat Europeans saw Britain’s inclusion in the debate as indispensable. They hope that the gloomy economic outlook and energy crisis brought the British Prime Minister to the table. However, it is also feared that he will refuse the offer well so as not to antagonize some skeptics conservative or because of calendar problems, because peak it will be held just one day after the Conservative Party conference.