2021 Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union

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Logo of the 2021 Portuguese presidency
1 January 30 June 2021
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Website 2021portugal.eu
Presidency trio

The 2021 Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union (PPUE2021) was Portugal's fourth presidency of the Council, held between 1 January and 30 June 2021. Portugal held its first presidency from 1 January until 30 June 1992.

Contents

Portugal is part of the 10th Presidency Trio, together with Germany and Slovenia, with which it is working in close trilateral cooperation. This trio is the first in the second cycle of presidencies. [1]

Presidency trio

TrioMember stateTerm
9Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 1 January 2020 – 30 June 2020
10Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1 July 2020 – 31 December 2020
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 1 January 2021 – 30 June 2021
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 1 July 2021 – 31 December 2021
11Flag of France.svg France 1 January 2022 – 30 June 2022

Political priorities

The political priorities of the Portuguese presidency of the council are: [2]


National government

Permanent mission to the EU

FunctionName
(current office holders)
Permanent Representative
Head of Coreper II
Ambassador Nuno Brito
Deputy Permanent Representative
Head of Coreper I
Ambassador Pedro Lourtie
Representative in the Political and Security Committee Ambassador José Fernando Costa Pereira
Antici
Coreper II
Pedro Pinto
Mertens
Coreper I
Mónica Lisboa
Nicolaidis
Political and Security Committee
Vera Ávila
Source: [3]

References

  1. "Council Decision (EU) 2016/1316 (PDF)" . Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. "Priorities". Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. "Representação Permanente de Portugal junto da União Europeia". Portal Diplomático (in Portuguese). Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros . Retrieved 15 January 2021.