2021 Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
	Logo of the 2021 Slovenian presidency; 1 July –31 December 2021
	Council of the European Union
Website	si2021.eu/
Presidency trio
	Germany ; Portugal ; Slovenia; ← 2021 Portugal 2022 France →

Last updated October 24, 2023

2021 Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union was Slovenia's second presidency of the Council held between 1 July and 31 December 2021. Slovenia held the first presidency from 1 January until 30 June 2008.

Presidency trio


Trio	Member state	Term
9	Croatia	1 January 2020 – 30 June 2020
10	Germany	1 July 2020 – 31 December 2020
	Portugal	1 January 2021 – 30 June 2021
	Slovenia	1 July 2021 – 31 December 2021
11	France	1 January 2022 – 30 June 2022

Political priorities

Political priorities of the Slovenian presidency of the council was:^[2]

The resilience, recovery and strategic autonomy of the European Union,
Conference on the Future of Europe,
A union of the European way of life, the rule of law and equal criteria for all, and
A credible and secure European Union, capable of ensuring security and stability in its neighbourhood

Presidents-in-Office of the Council


Council configuration			Presidents-in-Office^[3] (current office holders)		Responsible EU Commissioner
GAC - General Affairs (COREPER II)
	General Affairs	GAC	Gašper Dovžan, State Secretary in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Delegated Minister for European Affairs		Maroš Šefčovič , Vice President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Věra Jourová , Vice-President for Values and Transparency Dubravka Šuica , Vice-President for Democracy and Demography Olivér Várhelyi , Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Didier Reynders , Commissioner for Justice and Consumer Affairs Janez Lenarčič , Commissioner for Crisis Management Johannes Hahn , Commissioner for Budget and Administration
	Cohesion	GAC/Cohesion	Zvone Černač , Minister without Portfolio responsible for Development, Strategic Projects and Cohesion		Elisa Ferreira , Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms
FAC - Foreign Affairs (COREPER II)
	Foreign Affairs	FAC	Josep Borrell , High representative of the Union^[4]		Frans Timmermans , First Vice-President, Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, Commissioner for Climate Action Margrethe Vestager , Executive Vice-President for Europe Fit for Digital Age, Commissioner for Competiotion Josep Borrell , High representative of the Union^[4] Janez Lenarčič , Commissioner for Crisis Management Jutta Urpilainen , Commissioner for International Partnerships Olivér Várhelyi , Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Thierry Breton , Commissioner for the Internal Market
	Foreign Affairs	FAC		Anže Logar , Minister of Foreign Affairs
	Defence	FAC/Defence	Josep Borrell , Vice-President and High representative of the Union^[4]
	Defence	FAC/Defence		Matej Tonin , Minister of Defence
	Development	FAC/Development	Josep Borrell , Vice-President and High representative of the Union^[4]
	Development	FAC/Development		Stanislav Raščan, State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Delegated Minister for Development
	Trade	FAC/Trade	Zdravko Počivalšek , Minister of Economic Development and Technology		Valdis Dombrovskis , Executive Vice-President for An Economy That Works for People, Commissioner for Trade
ECOFIN - Economic and Financial Affairs (COREPER II)
	Finance	ECOFIN	Andrej Šircelj , Minister of Finance		Margrethe Vestager , Executive Vice-President for Europe Fit for Digital Age, Commissioner for Competiotion Valdis Dombrovskis , Executive Vice-President for An Economy That Works for People, Commissioner for Trade Paolo Gentiloni , Commissioner for Economy Mairead McGuinness , Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union Jutta Urpilainen , Commissioner for International Partnerships
	Budget	ECOFIN/Budget	Irena Dermaž, High Representative for EU Budget Negotiations, Delegated Minister for the EU Budget		Johannes Hahn , Commissioner for Budget and Administration
JHA - Justice and Home Affairs (COREPER II)
	Home Affairs	JHA	Aleš Hojs , Minister of Interior		Margaritis Schinas , Vice-President for Promoting the European Way of Life Dubravka Šuica , Vice-President for Democracy and Demography Ylva Johansson , Commissioner for Home Affairs Janez Lenarčič , Commissioner for Crisis Management
	Justice	JHA	Marjan Dikaučič , Minister of Justice		Věra Jourová , Vice-President for Values and Transparency Didier Reynders , Commissioner for Justice and Consumer Affairs
AGRIFISH - Agriculture and Fisheries (COREPER I, SCA)
	Agriculture	AGRIFISH	Jože Podgoršek , Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food		Janusz Wojciechowski , Commissioner for Agriculture Stella Kyriakides , Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
	Fisheries	AGRIFISH			Virginijus Sinkevičius , Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
EPSCO - Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (COREPER I)
	Employment and Social Policy	EPSCO	Janez Cigler Kralj, Minister of Labour, Family and Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities		Valdis Dombrovskis , Executive Vice-President for An Economy That Works for People, Commissioner for Trade Nicolas Schmit , Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights Helena Dalli , Commissioner for Equality
	Health		Janez Poklukar , Minister of Health		Margaritis Schinas , Vice-President for Promoting the European Way of Life Stella Kyriakides , Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
	Consumer Protection		Zdravko Počivalšek , Minister of Economic Development and Technology		Didier Reynders , Commissioner for Justice and Consumer Affairs
COMPET - Competitiveness (COREPER I)
	Internal Market and Industry	COMPET/Internal Market and Industry	Zdravko Počivalšek , Minister of Economic Development and Technology		Margrethe Vestager , Executive Vice-President for Europe Fit for Digital Age, Commissioner for Competiotion Valdis Dombrovskis , Executive Vice-President for An Economy That Works for People, Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič , Vice President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Thierry Breton , Commissioner for the Internal Market Mairead McGuinness , Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union Didier Reynders , Commissioner for Justice and Consumer Affairs
			Boštjan Koritnik , Minister of Public Administration
			Mark Boris Andrijanič, Minister without portfolio responsible for Digital Transformation
	Research	COMPET/Research and Space	Simona Kustec, Minister of Education, Science and Sport		Margrethe Vestager , Executive Vice-President for Europe Fit for Digital Age, Commissioner for Competiotion Mariya Gabriel , Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
	Space	COMPET/Research and Space	Zdravko Počivalšek , Minister of Economic Development and Technology		Thierry Breton , Commissioner for the Internal Market
TTE - Transport, Telecommunications and Energy (COREPER I)
	Energy	TTE/Energy	Jernej Vrtovec , Minister of Infrastructure		Kadri Simson , Commissioner for Energy
	Transport	TTE/Transport	Jernej Vrtovec , Minister of Infrastructure		Adina Vălean , Commissioner for Transport
	Telecommucations	TTE/Telecom	Boštjan Koritnik , Minister of Public Administration		Margrethe Vestager , Executive Vice-President for Europe Fit for Digital Age, Commissioner for Competiotion Thierry Breton , Commissioner for the Internal Market
ENVI - Environment (COREPER I)
	Environment	ENVI	Andrej Vizjak , Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning		Frans Timmermans , First Vice-President, Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, Commissioner for Climate Action Valdis Dombrovskis , Executive Vice-President for An Economy That Works for People, Commissioner for Trade Virginijus Sinkevičius , Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
EYCS - Education, Youth, Culture and Sport (COREPER I)
	Education	EYCS	Simona Kustec , Minister of Education, Science and Sport		Margaritis Schinas , Vice-President for Promoting the European Way of Life Věra Jourová , Vice-President for Values and Transparency Mariya Gabriel , Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Thierry Breton , Commissioner for the Internal Market Nicolas Schmit , Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
	Youth
	Sport
	Culture		Vasko Simoniti ,Minister of Culture

National government


Minister	Party		Council configurations (NPO - non-presiding officer)
Cabinet positions
Janez Janša Prime Minister		EPP	European Council (NPO)
Matej Tonin Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Defence		EPP	FAC/Defence (NPO)
Zdravko Počivalšek Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Economic Development and Technology		ALDE	FAC/Trade COMPET/Internal Market and Industry COMPET/Research and Space (Space) EPSCO (Consumers)
Anže Logar Minister of Foreign Affairs, Delegated Minister for the European Parliament		EPP	FAC (NPO)
Andrej Šircelj Minister of Finance		EPP	ECOFIN
Aleš Hojs Minister of the Interior		EPP	JHA/Home Affairs
Marjan Dikaučič Minister of Justice		ALDE	JHA/Home Affairs
Jože Podgoršek Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food		EDP	AGRIFISH
Janez Cigler Kralj Minister of Labour, Family and Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities		EPP	EPSCO (Employment and Social Affairs)
Janez Poklukar Minister of Health	-		EPSCO (Health)
Boštjan Koritnik Minister of Public Administration		ALDE	COMPET/Internal Market and Industry TTE/Telecom
Simona Kustec Minister of Education, Science and Sport		ALDE	COMPET/Research and Space (Research) EYCS (Education, Youth, Sport)
Vasko Simoniti Minister of Culture		EPP	EYCS (Cukture)
Jernej Vrtovec Minister of Infrastructure		EPP	TTE/Energy TTE/Transport
Andrej Vizjak Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning		EPP	ENVI
Helena Jaklitsch Minister without portfolio (Slovenian Abroad)		EPP	/
Zvone Černač Minister without portfolio (Cohesion)		EPP	GAC/Cohesion
Mark Boris Andrijanič Minister without portfolio (Digital Transformation)	-		COMPET/Internal Market and Industry
Non-Cabinet positions
Gašper Dovžan State Secretary in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Delegated Minister for European Affairs	-		GAC
Stanislav Raščan State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Delegated Minister for Development	-		FAC/Development (NPO)
Irena Dermaž Director-General for Budget, Delegated Minister for the EU Budget	-		ECOFIN/Budget

Permanent mission to the EU


Function	Name^[5] (current office holders)
Permanent Representative Head of Coreper II	Ambassador Iztok Jarc
Deputy Permanent Representative Head of Coreper I	Ambassador Tamara Weingerl-Požar
Representative in the Political and Security Committee	Ambassador Veronika Bošković-Pohar
Antici Coreper II and European Council	Vesna Hojnik
Mertens Coreper I	Janja Pevec Živkovič
Nicolaidis Political and Security Committee	Dejan Vidic
Military Representative	Brigadier Milan Žurman
Deputy Military Representative	Colonel Vincenc Arko
Source:^[5]

Venues

Slovenian Presidency will be held at the following venues:

Slovenia
- Brdo Castle, Kranj
- Brdo Congress Centre, Kranj
- Presidential Palace, Ljubljana
- National Assembly Building, Ljubljana
Belgium
- Justus Lipsius Building, Brussels
- Europa Building, Brussels
- European Parliament, Brussels
Luxembourg
- European Congress Centre, Luxembourg
France
- European Parliament, Strasbourg

Brdo Castle, Kranj, Slovenia
Presidential Palace, Ljubljana, Slovenia
National Assembly Building, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Europa Building, Brussels, Belgium
Justus Lipsius Building, Brussels, Belgium
European Luxembourg Centre, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium

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References

↑ "amending Decision 2009/908/EU, laying down measures for the implementation of the European Council Decision on the exercise of the Presidency of the Council, and on the chairmanship of preparatory bodies of the Council".
↑ "Priorities". Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
↑ Current government is expected to be in office during the presidency.
1 2 3 4 FAC is the only configuration of the Council that is not presided over by the member states, its permanent president is the High Representative of the Union.
1 2 "Kontakti po področjih". www.brussels.representation.si. Retrieved 2019-09-09.

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[1] "amending Decision 2009/908/EU, laying down measures for the implementation of the European Council Decision on the exercise of the Presidency of the Council, and on the chairmanship of preparatory bodies of the Council".

[2] "Priorities". Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-16.

[3] Current government is expected to be in office during the presidency.

[:1-4] 1 2 3 4 FAC is the only configuration of the Council that is not presided over by the member states, its permanent president is the High Representative of the Union.

[:0-5] 1 2 "Kontakti po področjih". www.brussels.representation.si. Retrieved 2019-09-09.

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Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Logo of the 2021 Slovenian presidency 1 July –31 December 2021
Council of the European Union
Website	si2021.eu/
Presidency trio
Germany Portugal Slovenia ← 2021 Portugal 2022 France →