European Council President Antonio Costa, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Eire’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin take part in a media convention throughout a gathering of the European Political Group in Yerevan, Armenia, on Might 4, 2026.
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European leaders talked up independence on defence and nearer ties with Canada on Monday (Might 4, 2026), as they gathered in Armenia for a summit clouded by U.S. threats to chop navy help.
U.S. President Donald Trump loomed giant over the assembly of the European Political Group (EPC) in Yerevan, which was for the primary time attended by a non-European chief: Canada’s Mark Carney.
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