Cyprus takes over EU presidency
By Martin Banks Cyprus brings a “unique perspective” to its new EU presidency, says EU council chief Antonio Costa.
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January 10, 2026 Nicosia welcomes EU institutions heads, foreign leaders for EU Presidency opening ceremony
Heads of European institutions, leaders and representatives of states and governments as well as representatives of other organisations and bodies will attend the opening ceremony of the Cyprus EU Presidency Wednesday, at the Cyprus Theatre Organization building in Nicosia.
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January 7, 2026 Cyprus assumes EU presidency with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy attending
Cyprus assumed the European Union’s rotating presidency on Wednesday, starting its term with a meeting attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa.
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August 31, 2025 Raouna briefs Cyprus diaspora on EU Presidency
Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna briefed on Friday the Cyprus diaspora, which met in Nicosia, on the upcoming assumption by the Republic of Cyprus of the Presidency of the Council of the EU, the first half of 2026.
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January 24, 2025 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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