Final day of Munich Security Conference begins with talks on future of Europe

MUNICH

The Munich Security Conference entered its final day on Sunday with discussions focusing on the future of Europe and security architecture issues as well as accelerating the EU accession of Balkan countries.

The day started with a panel discussion titled "In the Eye of the Storm: European Security Architecture 50 Years After Helsinki" – referring to the 1975 Helsinki Accords – including Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics, Iceland's Prime Minister Kristrun Mjoll Frostadottir, and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic.

The day will see a wide range of addresses, panel discussions, and meetings of politicians.

Later, North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, and EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos will speak at a panel on accelerating Balkan countries’ EU accession.

Additionally, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden will take part in talks on "Reviving European Competitiveness.”

High-level discussions about the war in Ukraine and possible peace negotiations as well as the US vice president's controversial remarks on Europe have dominated the conference so far.

The three-day annual conference kicked off Friday with more than 50 heads of state and government and 150 government ministers from around the world in attendance.