2025 Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union

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Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union
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Logo of the 2025 Danish presidency
1 July 31 December 2025
Council of the European Union
Term length 1 January 30 June 2025
Website denmark25.eu
Presidency trio
  • Poland
  • Denmark
  • Cyprus

  Poland
Cyprus 

The 2025 Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union is the second in a trio of rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union positions currently held by Denmark.

Contents

Denmark succeeded Poland as president on 1 July 2025. The next presidency will be held by Cyprus starting on 1 January 2026. [1]

Objectives

On 8 July 2025, the Council granted final approval to Bulgaria to adopt the euro on 1 January 2026 by unanimously adopting the final three legal acts. This completes the process for Bulgaria to become the 21st member of the euro area. [2] The documents were signed by Stephanie Lose on behalf of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU in the presence of Temenuzhka Petkova, Valdis Dombrovskis, Paschal Donohoe, and Luis de Guindos.

References

  1. "Council Decision (EU) 2016/1316 of 26 July 2016" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Union. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. "Bulgaria ready to use the euro from 1 January 2026: Council takes final steps". Consilium. 8 July 2025.