Granada, 4 October 2023 (MIA) - Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski will take part Thursday at the third summit of the European Political Community (EPC) in Spain's Granada, alongside leaders of 47 countries, including all 27 EU member-states, countries of the Western Balkans, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland, as well as Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Ukraine.

European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will also take part, the Government said in a press release.

The Summit agenda includes a plenary session and roundtable discussions on current issues related to Europe's future.

PM Kovachevski will take part at the Summit's plenary session, followed by a roundtable discussion on digital transition and artificial intelligence together with the leaders of Sweden, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Bulgaria and Albania, the European Commission and the European Parliament.

At the summit sidelines, Kovachevski is set to meet with his Dutch and Irish counterparts, Mark Rutte and Leo Varadkar respectively.

The EPC is a platform for political coordination among European countries, aimed to bring together the continent's leaders in the spirit of equality and unity twice a year. The inaugural EPC summit was held in Prague in October 2022, followed by the second summit in Chișinău this June.

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