The Arraiolos Group is a meeting of the Presidents of the EU Member States, where traditionally the Presidents of parliamentary republics participate, whose duties do not include executive functions. Following the incentive of then-President of Portugal Jorge Sampaio, the first group meeting took place in the Portuguese town of Arraiolos in 2003.
The presidential summit is taking place during the celebrations of the Centenary of Latvia by providing an opportunity to discuss the future of Europe, while revising the lessons of the past since the creation of several European countries, including Latvia, in 1918. At the summit, the leaders will also discuss modern security challenges and responses of the states to them.
The Arraiolos Group includes Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, Hungary, and Germany.
From 13 to 15 September 2017, the informal meeting of the Arraiolos Group was held in Malta. It addressed the challenges that Europe faced regarding social inequalities among nations and populations as well as security risks in the Mediterranean Region.
The Chancery of the President of Latvia invites media representatives to apply for media accreditation for the coverage of the annual Arraiolos Group meeting.
To get accreditation for the coverage of the meeting, please send the following information for each person to be accredited to the Chancery of the President of Latvia to e-mail prese@president.lv by 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 14 August 2018:
- Name of the media outlet,
- Name, surname,
- The nationality of the person,
- Identity number,
- Issuance date of passport/ ID card,
- Validity term of the passport/ ID card,
- Photo (passport format),
- Position in the media outlet,
- Contact phone,
- Editor's name, surname, contact phone number.
Please note that the applications for accreditation received after the deadline may not be processed.