# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DX6nxeriW26
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65012606-cgtneurope-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-04T12:00:53.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said the main focus of the European Political Community meeting in Yerevan was an 'independent Europe'.⁣
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The EPC includes around 50 EU and non-EU countries - EU member states, the UK, Ukraine and Western Balkan states and is widely seen as the 'brainchild' of France's Emmanuel Macron.⁣
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Von der Leyen said: “We have to reduce our over dependencies in three areas. The first is energy. We are too much overdependent on imported fossil fuels and therefore always dependent on volatile global markets. ⁣
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“We have to increase our assets at home in Europe, and these are the renewable energies and nuclear energy. Because they are homegrown, they are cheaper and they are reliable.”⁣
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#eu #Europe #energy #fossilfuels #renewables

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## Tags

renewables, energy, fossilfuels, eu, europe

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