The Slovenian Presidency of Council of the EU
The Slovenian Presidency of Council of the EU

Author(s): Strahinja Subotić
Subject(s): EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Centar za Evropske Politike CEP
Keywords: pandemic European Union;
Summary/Abstract: After Portugal, the presidency of the Council of the EU moved from the Iberian Peninsula to the Balkan Peninsula as Slovenia took it over on 1 July 2021. Its presiding over the Union will round off the work of its co-members of the Trio, Germany and Portugal, whose key task was to better facilitate efforts to fght the COVID-19 pandemic. As both Germany and Portugal have achieved positive results in putting Europe back on its feet, Slovenia’s presidency will concentrate on setting the ground for the development of a post-pandemic Europe. However, it does not mean that Slovenia will have an easy job; on the contrary, there are many pressing issues that the Council will need to deal with. This Insight aims to uncover what lies behind its motto “Together. Resilient. Europe”, while analysing how its presidency will shape the EU, as well as the enlargement policy, inthe second half of 2021.

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