‘More than just a photo opportunity’: Why are key EU leaders skipping the COP31 Leaders’ Summit?

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Leaders meet privately to discuss the positions they will take during the COP negotiations, which stretch into next week.

EU and world leaders will meet today at the UN climate summit in Antalya - but a few key figures will be missing from the negotiating table.The Leaders’ Summit is held at the beginning of the annual COP (Conference of the Parties) and is the first high-level gathering of the summit. Leaders have one-to-one meetings to discuss the positions they will take during the negotiations, which stretch into next week, and sometimes form coalitions.Germany’s Chancellor Merz, France’s President Macron, Italy’s Prime Minister Meloni, and Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez are all said to be missing the Leaders’ Summit, which spans today and tomorrow.

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