Posted by Liz Truss put foot down and demanded no EU flags at Macron’s new European political club
The Prime Minister reportedly made the demands ahead of the meeting yesterday.
By Millie Cooke
07:47, Fri, Oct 7, 2022 | UPDATED: 09:00, Fri, Oct 7, 2022
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The UK demanded that there be no EU flags at the inaugural meeting of the European Political Community, which took place yesterday in Prague. The new group, dreamt up by French President Emmanuel Macron, is aimed at advancing security and energy cooperation across the continent. It will bring together leaders from nearly every European country, except Russia and Belarus.
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Leaders from 44 countries were invited to attend yesterday’s meeting, including all 27 EU leaders, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky.
But in spite of its links with the EU, the UK reportedly asked that there be no EU flags in Prague Castle, where the meeting took place.
According to EURACTIV.cs, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss made the demands ahead of the meeting yesterday.
The EU was represented at the meeting, with President of the European Council Charles Michel chairing the informal dinner session.
The UK demanded that there be no EU flags at the first meeting of the European Political Community (Image: Getty)
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European Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen also attended the meetings but had no formal role.
Speaking to EURACTIV.cs, a Czech diplomat said: “She had no speech during the official program, she is only attending the event, and she had some bilateral meetings there.”
The Czech Prime Minister, Petr Fiala, said that Europe needed space for an informal exchange of ideas, regardless of EU membership status.
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