New York, 1 June 2026 - Statement on behalf of the European Union and its Member States at the UN Security Council Briefing on Threats to international peace and security, delivered by H.E. Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis, Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations. President, I have the honor of delivering this statement on behalf of the EU and its Member States.  The Candidate Countries North Macedonia, Montenegro*, Albania*, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina*