Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU
Author(s): Sena Marić, Strahinja Subotić
Subject(s): EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Centar za Evropske Politike CEP
Summary/Abstract: Estonia is the last "new member state" to hold the rotating presidency for the first time. Unlike any presidency beforehand, Estonia has one additional challenge: a shorter preparation period. Namely, after the Brexit vote occurred in 2016, the UK decided to give up on its Council presidency which was due to start in July 2017, in order to focus on the complex Brexit negotiations lying ahead. Consequentially, Estonia's presidency was rescheduled to begin six months earlier than it was originally planned. Despite such a challenge, all facts presented in this Insight seem to indicate that Estonia has put in a serious amount of effort to ensure that its presidency goes smoothly and according to the plan.
Series: Centar za Evropske Politike - POGLEDI
- Page Count: 4
- Publication Year: 2017
- Language: English
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