As of July 2025[update], Weimar+ exists in the form of Summits between the leaders of the six countries and EU, and, separately, of their foreign ministers and EU HRVP.
The Weimar+ group was established as an expansion of the Weimar Triangle (France, Germany, and Poland) to include the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, and the European Commission as participants, with foreign ministers serving as primary representatives.[4][5] Unlike its coordinate-parent organisation, the expanded format includes both EU members and the United Kingdom.[6][7]
The group made its first public statement under the Weimar+ name following the meeting, written in direct response to President Donald Trump's insistence that neither European nor Ukrainian delegates would be involved in negotiations to end the conflict.[9][10] The joint declaration affirmed continued European support for Ukraine until the achievement of a "just, comprehensive, and sustainable peace", with or without the United States. The group specifically emphasised that any peace agreement must protect both Ukrainian and broader European security interests. They also asserted the necessity of European participation in any negotiation process concerning Ukraine's future, and that negotiations must put Ukraine "in a position of strength". The statement mentioned the possibility of increased military spending among European nations to promoting the sovereignty of Europe as a power that could geopolitically operate independently of the United States.[4]
Joint Declaration of the group's foreign ministers and EU's HRVP was adopted at the 31 March 2025, Madrid meeting.[16]
On 12 May, the UK hosted talks of the Weimar+ group foreign ministers focused on Ukraine and the future of European security at Lancaster House in London.[17] Following the meeting, Weimar+ Joint Statement on Ukraine and Euro-Atlantic security was issued [18]
On 12 June, Italy hosted the group's foreign ministers in Rome, joined by their counterpart from Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and the EU High Commissioner, Kaja Kallas.[19] "We reiterated our readiness to step up our pressure on Russia as it continues to refuse serious and credible commitments, including through further sanctions and countering their circumvention," the foreign ministers' statement said.[20]
The August 2025 Weimar+ ministerial was convened in Warsaw, Poland, on 6 August 2025, coinciding with the inauguration of President Karol Nawrocki. The symbolism of holding the meeting in Poland was twofold: Poland’s position as a frontline state in regional security and its new presidency’s alignment with European engagement in defence. Polish media referenced the joint “declaration of intent” emerging from the ministerial, framing it as both a practical and symbolic guarantee of Poland’s role in Europe’s security renaissance.[21]
The October Weimar+ ministerial was hosted alongside the high-profile 7th European Political Community Summit (EPC) in Copenhagen. The two-day sequence began with an informal European Council session focused on defence readiness, followed by the EPC plenary and roundtables. Media coverage emphasizes unprecedented summit security, leaders’ unity against Russian provocations, and major steps on EU joint defence.
Where August ministerial centered on the immediate operational and strategic imperatives of the Black Sea, the October agenda reflected systemic EU transformation in defence-Readiness 2030, multi-level sanctions enforcement, and direct inclusion of Ukraine as both security beneficiary and partner.[22] Both meetings included Ukrainian cabinet officials.
![Inaugural meeting of foreign ministers, Paris, 12 February 2025 (with UA and EU included)[a]](File:Weimar%2B_meeting_(12.02.2025).jpg)
