Noting the urgency of giving Ukraine and other EU hopefuls like Moldova and Georgia a place in the heart of Europe, the French president called for the creation of a "European political community".
The new pact, which still needs to be finalised, will almost certainly face intense legal scrutiny that began after revelations by Edward Snowden of mass digital spying by US agencies.
The countries signed formal applications to join the European Union as concerns intensified that Russian aggression could spread further than Ukraine.
Infrastructure development in recent years meant Europe was better equipped to distribute gas and power between countries, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says.
The United States has been in talks with major energy-producing countries and companies around the world over a potential diversion of supplies if Russia plugs gas supply to the EU bloc.
EU Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen has presented plans for an emergency aid package for Ukraine as fears mount over the buildup of Russian forces at its border.
EU Commission chief's call came ahead of crunch security talks between the United States and Russia next week.
EU and NATO accuse President Alexander Lukashenko of using migrants as a weapon to pressure the West by sending migrants onto the borders of Poland and the Baltic states.
The EU has accused Belarus’s President Alexander Lukashenko of luring migrants from the Middle East to his country only to send them across the border, in retaliation for European sanctions. Minsk denies the claim.
Hundreds of migrants seek to storm the border from Belarus into Poland, escalating a crisis along the EU's eastern border that has been simmering for months.
US and EU-led initiative aims to reduce emissions of potent greenhouse gas methane by a third from 2020 levels by 2030, which could immediately slow down climate change.
President Erdogan met leaders from Asia, Africa, Europe and Americas in the capital Rome.
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