European Political Community to hold next meeting in Moldova

STORY: European Political Community to hold next meeting in Moldova DATELINE: Oct. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Prague CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting STORYLINE: The European Political Community (EPC) will convene its next meeting in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said in Prague on Thursday. Fiala made the remarks after the inaugural EPC meeting in Prague, the first-ever such meeting held in the city which brought together over 40 European leaders. Besides EU member states, several Western Balkan nations and non-EU countries that are deeply integrated within the single market as well as Britain and Türkiye also joined the so-called "EU+" gathering. According to a statement issued by the EU after the meeting, the energy crisis and peace and security dominated the discussions among the European leaders. The statement quoted European Council President Charles Michel as saying that "At a time when Europe's stability and security is being threa