Participation of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in the Summit of Southern European Union countries (MED-9) in Split, Croatia
On 7 October 2026, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, took part in the Summit of Southern European Union Countries (MED9) in Split, Croatia. On this occasion, she met with Robert Abela, Maltese Prime Minister, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, Andrej Plenković, Croatian Prime Minister, Nikos Christodoulides, President of Cyprus, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greek Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, Italian Prime Minister, Fernando Sampedro, Spanish State Secretary for the European Union, António Costa, President of the European Council, Janez Janša, Slovenian Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, Portuguese Prime Minister, Abdullah II, King of Jordan, and Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean. The discussions focused notably on energy prices and measures to contain their rise, the next EU budget, EU enlargement, and a prosperous, resilient and sustainable future for the Mediterranean region.