01 June 2023, Moldova, Bulboaca: Volodymyr Selenskyj (l), President of Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD, 2nd from left), Ilham Aliyev (2nd from right), President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Emmanuel Macron (r), President of France, stand together for the family photo at the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Moldova. The EPG was founded last year on French initiative. Its purpose is to bring European and Near Eastern states that are not members of the European Union closer to the EU. It has 47 members, including the candidate countries Ukraine, Moldova and Turkey, the applicant country Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa