On 7 October 2026, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, António Costa, President of the European Council, and Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, took part in the Summit of Southern European Union countries (MED-9) in Split, Croatia, hosted by Andrej Plenković, Croatian Prime Minister. The summit focused on cooperation between Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain in uncertain geopolitical times marked by rapid global transformations. During the summit, Ursula von der Leyen met the leaders of the participating countries and took part in working sessions alongside Dubravka Šuica.This video shows the arrival of Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa and the opening speeches at the working session dedicated to the EUCO preparations.