Poland assumes EU presidency at time of “great uncertainty”
By Matin Banks Poland has taken over the rotating six-month Council Presidency, the first since the appointment of the new Commission.
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July 2, 2024 Hungary has taken over at the the helm of the EU and immediately met with a storm of criticism
By Martin Banks Hungary’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union comes at one of the most difficult periods for the EU and rest of the world in recent times. It took charge of steering the EU for the next six months on July 1. Belgium had been in holder of the presidency since […]
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April 28, 2024 President says Cyprus’ EU Presidency in 2026 must be the most successful yet
Cyprus’ presidency of the Council of the EU in 2026 must be significantly more successful than the first presidency held by the Republic in 2012, said on Saturday the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, while addressing an event in Nicosia by the co-ruling Democratic Alignment (DEPA) party, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the country’s accession to the EU.
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December 31, 2021 Internal issues aside, Slovenia’s EU presidency a ‘success’
During its six-month EU presidency, Slovenia successfully led the process of adopting European legislation, but that has been somewhat overshadowed by concerns from Brussels about the rule of law in Slovenia, particularly the government’s attitude towards the media and its failure to appoint the European delegated prosecutors.
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July 19, 2021 EU presidency expects solid results on health union package
Slovenia and its predecessors at the helm of the EU, Portugal and Germany, are working to finalise negotiations on three draft regulations that form the basis of the EU Health Union, Slovenian Health Minister Janez Poklukar has said.
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April 10, 2021 EU Presidency: AstraZeneca vaccine decisions ‘affect everyone’
The Portuguese presidency of the Council of the European Union on Wednesday warned member states that individual decisions affected everyone regarding the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, involved in risks of blood clots, calling for the most coordinated position possible among the 27.
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April 2, 2021 Czech EU Presidency will operate on limited budget
The Czech Republic will take on the rotating EU Council Presidency In the second half of 2022, yet Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has made it clear that the EU Presidency will not be a priority and the budget will be very limited.
