The "European Political Community" is born in Prague. But on energy and the price cap on gas is already divided

Today and tomorrow in Prague the

of the heads of state and government of the newly formed

and the first informal European Council organized during the Czech presidency of the EU.

The new coordination platform between European heads of state and government will put the continent's common strategic issues at the center of discussions.

Ukrainian President

will participate in videoconference, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen risks absence

A first time of this kind has not been seen for some time on the European continent or, as European sources confirm, "there has never been a similar

" in the history of Europe.

There are many expectations for this first meeting of the European Political Community (Cpe).

"This will be an important meeting because we share the same continent and face the same challenges. We will have the opportunity to address how we can improve cooperation and coordination to have more stability, more security, more peace".

Thus the President of the European Council,

on his arrival at the Summit of the European Political Community in Prague.

"We also have common challenges in terms of migration or mobility. And I am optimistic because the fact that the 44 invited countries have decided to participate is the first good sign, but today we need to deepen the substance of the issues that we must tackle together"

The summit of the European Political Community, born from a proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron at the informal European Council in Versailles last March, will be attended by

of the countries of the Continent, including the Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky: there will be

plus 17 leaders from non-EU countries (including the United Kingdom, Norway, Turkey, Western Balkan countries, EFTA countries and Eastern partnership countries). about two hours, from 2 pm to 4 pm, dedicated respectively to peace, security and stability and to

with the consequences of the Russian war in Ukraine in the foreground.

According to EU sources, there will also be talk of immigration.

From 16 to 19 there will be the opportunity for leaders to schedule bilateral meetings.

The closing plenary session will take place during the dinner, dedicated to a "debriefing" of the work done during the afternoon round tables.

There is no final document signed by all leaders.

President Draghi,

Italian sources report, will participate in the round table on

, co-chaired by the Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis and the President of the Swiss Confederation, Cassis, and which will also be attended by the leaders of Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Serbia.

The summit of the European Political Community follows up the discussion between leaders at the EU summit on June 23 and 24 on

, dedicated to EU relations with partner countries in the rest of the continent.

From the debate between the EU heads of state and government, a consensus emerged on the usefulness of a platform for political dialogue and cooperation extended to all European countries, to offer a collective response tool to the urgent geopolitical challenges on the Continent, from the peace to energy and food security, immigration, climate change and green and digital transitions.

Today's appointment is conceived above all as a "

to inaugurate this new dimension of pan-European dialogue, with the intention of continuing with other summits once or twice a year, hosted alternately by EU and non-EU countries.

The next one could take place in the UK.

Tomorrow's informal European Council will instead be dedicated to Russia's war in Ukraine, the energy crisis and the economic situation, with the impact of rising energy prices on households and businesses.

Leaders will discuss the challenges associated with this energy emergency, which require shared tools and swift European solutions.

Italian sources underline that the goal, in view of

of 20-21 October, in Brussels is to ensure that the EU gives univocal, effective and supportive responses between the member states in the face of growing Russian threats and energy speculation.

Italy, in order to mitigate the impact of energy prices, together with 14 other Member States argued the need to adopt a ceiling on the price of natural gas on European markets, in order to restore the proper functioning of the gas market. gas, the costs of which also affect those of electricity and inflation in general.

As for the war in Ukraine, the discussion among the leaders will focus on the united responses of the European Union.

Italian sources reiterate that Italy will continue to ensure full support for Ukraine and its people in all dimensions (political, military,

Holland has no

positions and supports the need to be "in solidarity with each other" in the energy field in the EU.

On the table there are several ideas, such as "joint purchases" of gas "also linked to reserves", the evaluation of the "

, with pros and cons", ie the ceiling on the price of gas used to produce electricity (the the difference is borne by the national budget), how to continue importing LNG "avoiding hijacking ships to Asia. We could reach common positions on all these issues in the coming weeks".

Dutch Prime Minister

arriving at Prague Castle.

For the Dutch Prime Minister, "

that Germany "has launched a € 200 billion aid plan for German citizens and companies struggling with expensive gas." I have heard criticism, but I am not part of the group of critics ", concluded the premier.

"I am ready to support all energy" interconnection projects, "but Europe needs to produce more electricity on its territory and to have a strategy on renewables and nuclear".

This was said by French President

arriving at the summit of the European Political Community in Prague.

"We have a European strategy to strengthen. Yesterday we received the Commission's proposals and we will talk about them tomorrow."

"In Ursula von der Leyen's letter we recognize many of the measures we have asked for and implemented. And tomorrow", at the informal European Council, "we will defend the proposals contained in the letter", including "the development of a gas price cap. which generates the price of electricity, which we have applied ".

This was said by Spanish Prime Minister

arriving at the Prague summit

"We will discuss the security situation in Europe which is certainly very serious. Particularly in Sweden and Denmark, with the Nord Stream spills, we are very concerned about the security context and we will investigate what has happened."

This was stated by the Swedish Prime Minister,

upon her arrival at the summit of the European Political Community in Prague.

During the summit, Andersson will have a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

"We will see what kind of meeting we will have, but we have an agreement after the meeting in Spain" of NATO "and I am working in accordance with that agreement. For sure I will tell Erdogan", anticipated the premier.