Presidency of the European Union
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| Holder: | Portugal (Lisbon) |
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| Term: | July-December 2007 |
| Leader: | José Socrates |
Presidency of the Council of the European Union refers to the responsibility of presiding over all aspects of the Council of the European Union, when exercised collectively by a government, on a pre-established rota of the member states, of the European Union. The Presidency, which is sometimes informally called the European Presidency, has as its primary responsibility to organize and chair all meetings of the Council. However, working out compromises capable of resolving difficulties is in practice also a primary responsibility.
The post as President of the Council of the European Union is for each separate meeting held by the responsible government minister of the member state holding the Presidency. Separate from the Council of the European Union there is also the European Council, which meets at European summits at about four times per year. The task as President of the assembled European Council, is similarly performed by the head of government or head of state of the member state holding the Presidency. The President is primarily responsible for preparing and chairing Council meetings, and has no executive powers.
List of rotations
1958 to 2006
The Council of the European Union is presided over for a period of six months by each member state of the European Union in turn, in accordance with a pre-established rota unless the Council makes a new decision.){kind=logo}
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From 2007 the presidency will be triple-shared for periods of 1.5 years with one of the three countries assuming "leading role" during each half-year [citation needed on legal provision]. This change was made so that the new member states get to hold a presidency sooner, but at the same time the triplets are arranged so that in each of them there are both new and old member states - with the assumption that the old member states will pass their experience to the co-presidency new-members. It is also assumed that 1.5 year presidencies (even triple-shared) will be better at accomplishing policies, because the main agenda items will not be changed each half-year, but each 1.5 years (each three states will execute a common programme).| Triplet | Year | Half-year | Presidency holder | Website | Minister responsible | Insignia |
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| T1 | 2007 | Jan-Jun | ){kind=small} Germany | eu2007.de | Frank-Walter Steinmeier | ){kind=logo}
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| Jul-Dec | ){kind=small} Portugal | eu2007.pt | Luís Amado | |||
| 2008 | Jan-Jun | Slovenia | TBD | TBD | ||
| T2 | Jul-Dec | ){kind=small} France | TBD | TBD | ||
| 2009 | Jan-Jun | ){kind=small} Czech Republic | TBD | TBD | ||
| Jul-Dec | ){kind=small} Sweden | TBD | TBD | |||
| T3 | 2010 | Jan-Jun | ){kind=small} Spain | TBD | TBD | |
| Jul-Dec | Belgium | TBD | TBD | |||
| 2011 | Jan-Jun | Hungary | TBD | TBD | ||
| T4 | Jul-Dec | ){kind=small} Poland | TBD | TBD | ||
| 2012 | Jan-Jun | Denmark | TBD | TBD | ||
| Jul-Dec | ){kind=small} Cyprus | TBD | TBD | |||
| T5 | 2013 | Jan-Jun | ){kind=small} Ireland | eu2013.ie[1] | TBD | |
| Jul-Dec | ){kind=small} Lithuania | TBD | TBD | |||
| 2014 | Jan-Jun | ){kind=small} Greece | TBD | TBD | ||
| T6 | Jul-Dec | ){kind=small} Italy | TBD | TBD | ||
| 2015 | Jan-Jun | ){kind=small} Latvia | TBD | TBD | ||
| Jul-Dec | Luxembourg | TBD | TBD | |||
| T7 | 2016 | Jan-Jun | Netherlands | TBD | TBD | |
| Jul-Dec | Slovakia | TBD | TBD | |||
| 2017 | Jan-Jun | ){kind=small} Malta | TBD | TBD | ||
| T8 | Jul-Dec | ){kind=small} United Kingdom | TBD | TBD | ||
| 2018 | Jan-Jun | ){kind=small} Estonia | TBD | TBD | ||
| Jul-Dec | Bulgaria | TBD | TBD | |||
| T9 | 2019 | Jan-Jun | Austria | TBD | TBD | |
| Jul-Dec | Romania | TBD | TBD | |||
| 2020 | Jan-Jun | ){kind=small} Finland | TBD | TBD |
See also
- List of presidents of EU institutions
- President of the European Parliament
- President-in-Office of the European Council
- President of the European Commission
References
External links
- Presidency of the Council of the European Union
- Logos of the Council Presidencies
- Presidency order of Rotation List to 2020
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Anthem
"A Portuguesa"
Capital
(and largest city) Lisbon5
Official languages Portuguese1
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"A Portuguesa"
Capital
(and largest city) Lisbon5
Official languages Portuguese1
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Lisbon
Municipal flag
Municipal coat of arms
Location
- Country Portugal
- Region Lisboa
- Subregion Grande Lisboa
- District or A.R.
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Municipal flag
Municipal coat of arms
Location
- Country Portugal
- Region Lisboa
- Subregion Grande Lisboa
- District or A.R.
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Council of the European Union
Established 1952
Presiding Country Portugal
President Luís Amado
President in Office José Sócrates
Members 27 (at one time)
Political parties 7, including:
European People's Party
Party of European Socialists
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Established 1952
Presiding Country Portugal
President Luís Amado
President in Office José Sócrates
Members 27 (at one time)
Political parties 7, including:
European People's Party
Party of European Socialists
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Eendracht maakt macht (Dutch)
L'union fait la force" (French)
Einigkeit macht stark
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Eendracht maakt macht (Dutch)
L'union fait la force" (French)
Einigkeit macht stark
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Anthem
"Das Lied der Deutschen" (third stanza)
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"Das Lied der Deutschen" (third stanza)
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Siegfried Balke (born on June 1 1902 in Bochum, died on June 11 1984 in Munich) was a German politician (CSU).
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem
"La Marseillaise"
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem
"La Marseillaise"
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Maurice Couve de Murville (January 24, 1907 - December 24, 1999) was a French politician, and Prime Minister of France for 11 months from 1968 to 1969 under the presidency of General de Gaulle.
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Anthem
Il Canto degli Italiani
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Il Canto degli Italiani
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Giuseppe Pella (April 18 1902 – May 31, 1981) was an Italian Christian Democratic politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy from 1953 to 1954. He was also President of the European Parliament from 1954 to 1956 after the death of Alcide De Gasperi.
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Motto
"Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn" (Luxembourgish)
"We want to remain what we are"
Anthem
Ons Hémécht
"Our Homeland"
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"Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn" (Luxembourgish)
"We want to remain what we are"
Anthem
Ons Hémécht
"Our Homeland"
Royal anthem
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Motto
"Je maintiendrai" (French)
"Ik zal handhaven" (Dutch)
"I shall stand fast"1
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"Je maintiendrai" (French)
"Ik zal handhaven" (Dutch)
"I shall stand fast"1
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Motto
Eendracht maakt macht (Dutch)
L'union fait la force" (French)
Einigkeit macht stark
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Eendracht maakt macht (Dutch)
L'union fait la force" (French)
Einigkeit macht stark
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Anthem
"Das Lied der Deutschen" (third stanza)
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"Das Lied der Deutschen" (third stanza)
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Motto
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem
"La Marseillaise"
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
Anthem
"La Marseillaise"
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Maurice Couve de Murville (January 24, 1907 - December 24, 1999) was a French politician, and Prime Minister of France for 11 months from 1968 to 1969 under the presidency of General de Gaulle.
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Anthem
Il Canto degli Italiani
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Il Canto degli Italiani
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