The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has taken up the baton to celebrate the next one European Political Community Summit in Granada in October and has expressed its willingness to support “constant“to Ukraine”for the sake of peace“.

“Spain will host the next European Political Community Summit, a responsibility we take very seriously to continue to strengthen tie And unit“, the president assured in a joint institutional statement with the president of Moldova, Maia Sandu.

The progress of the elections to July 23, a few days before the start of the Spanish presidency in the EU, has been one of the issues hovering over Sánchez’s journey through the Bulboaca summit, where he does not want to talk about the issue or about recent statements by the leader of the People’s Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo. “There will be time,” the chief executive told reporters before leaving the summit.

The European Union against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Sánchez avoided entering household affairs to focus on you institutional rolefor a close meeting 50 European leaders and that he had defended European unity against a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

That quote, with undeniable symbolic value will be held only 20 kilometers from the border with Ukrainehas served, as government sources emphasize, to verify the display of unity around the President of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenski, holding bilateral meetings with Sánchez.

Elections in Spain

The President of the Government has not yet decided on the date of the election and whether this could harm the development of the Spanish presidency in the EU which starts on July 1, but they have, to questions from the Spanish press and with identical messages, both Presidents of the European Council, Charles-Michelas president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola.

Both, like the European Union’s top representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, have assured that the election does not pose any problems for the term of the Spanish presidency.

In his speech, Sánchez highlighted “the strong message of European family unity” with Ukraine, as well as a commitment to continue helping Moldova become a member of the EU as well.

The Spanish president also emphasized the importance of the program Erasmus plus and promotes mobility among young people in Europe.

transportation infrastructure

Regarding transportation infrastructure, he has chosen it efficiency and explained that a proposal had been presented at the meeting to extend the Mediterranean corridor to Ukraine.

Sánchez also held bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit. With British Prime Minister Rishi Sunakthey chatted over lunch, according to Moncloa’s sources, confirming the good relations between the two countries, as well as between the UK and the EU, which the Spanish presidency has to contribute.

With Dutch Prime Minister Mark Ruttethe meeting focused on reviewing the main issues on the European agenda, in particular the reform of fiscal rules and with the Swiss president, Alain Berset, they discussed a trade agreement with the EU.

Statement to the media after the Second Summit of the European Political Community