From July to December 2021, Slovenia holds the Presidency of the EU Council, following the Portuguese Presidency and preceding the French Presidency. This is the second time Slovenia holds the Presidency.The last time was in 2008.

The presidency of the Council rotates among the EU member states every 6 months. During this 6-month period, the presidency chairs meetings at every level in the Council, helping to ensure the continuity of the EU's work. Member states holding the presidency work together closely in groups of three, called 'trios'. This system was introduced by the Lisbon Treaty in 2009.

The trio sets long-term goals and prepares a common agenda determining the topics and major issues that will be addressed by the Council over an 18-month period. On the basis of this programme, each of the three countries prepares its own more detailed 6-month programme.

Under the slogan “Together. Resilient. Europe.”,&nbsp;the Slovenian presidency wants to&nbsp;focus on recovery and resilience, translating ambitious green goals into binding legislation, strategic autonomy, the digital transition, rule of law and the protection of external borders.

Slovenian Presidency

EP LIBE delegation to Slovenia, Ljubljana : Meeting with the general director RTV Slovenia Andrej Grah Whatmough,

EP LIBE delegation to Slovenia, Ljubljana : Meeting with  the president of  the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia Alojz Kovšca

EP LIBE delegation to Slovenia Ljubljana : Meeting with Igor Zorcic, President of the Slovenian National Assembly.

EP LIBE delegation to Slovenia Ljubljana - Meeting with members of the Slovenian National Assembly

EP LIBE delegation to Slovenia, Ljubljana : Meeting with Peter SVETINA, Human Rights Ombudsman

EP LIBE delegation to Slovenia, Ljubljana - round table.

EP LIBE delegation to Slovenia, Ljubljana - round table

EP LIBE delegation to Slovenia, Ljubljana - Arrival of the delegation

David SASSOLI, EP President, meets with young citizens and take part in a discussion on “Fresh ideas for the old continent“during his visit in Ljubljana, in Slovenia (recorded on 31/08).

Official visit by David SASSOLI, EP President to Slovenia: meeting with young citizens and discussion on 'Fresh ideas for the old continent'

David SASSOLI, EP President, meets with Igor ZORČIČ, President of the Slovenian National Assembly, during his official visit to Slovenia. He also gives a statement following his meeting.

Official visit by David SASSOLI, EP President to Slovenia: meeting with Igor ZORČIČ, President of the Slovenian National Assembly, and statement by David SASSOLI

Slovenian Ministers present the EU Council's priorities of the Slovenian Presidency during EP Committee meetings, in the European Parliament in Brussels. Jože PODGORŠEK, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food and Andrej VIZJAK, Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning at the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI); Anže LOGAR, Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) (14/07); Zdravko POČIVALŠEK, Minister of Economic Development and Technology and Simona KUSTEC, Minister of Education, Science and Sport at the Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) (15/07).

Presentation of the EU Council's priorities by Slovenian Ministers: extracts from the EP committee meetings (part 2)

Europe Readr is a project initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia on the occasion of the upcoming Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in July 2021 and realised in cooperation with EUNIC. Europe Readr aims to foster reading culture and critical thinking across societies about the future of living, support the creation of public spaces for exchange and debate on shared European values, dialogue on the European Green Deal, sustainability and urbanism through a curated programme of activities. David SASSOLI, EP President and Anže LOGAR, Slovenian Minister for Foreign Affairs participate to the inauguration of the Europe Readr project in the Citizen's Garden of the EP in Brussels.

David SASSOLI, EP President participates to the inauguration of the Europe Readr project with Slovenian Presidency: ambiance and speech

Slovenian Ministers present the EU Council's priorities of the Slovenian Presidency during EP Committee meetings, in the European Parliament in Brussels: Zdravko POČIVALŠEK, Minister of Economic Development and Technology and Boštjan KORITNIK, Minister of Public Administration at the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) (12/07), Jernej VRTOVEC, Minister for Infrastruture at the Committee on Transport and Tourism, Zdravko POČIVALŠEK, Minister of Economic Development and Technology at the Committee on International Trade (INTA), Jože PODGORŠEK, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food at the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) and Vasko SIMONITI, Minister of Culture and Simona KUSTEC, Minister of Education, Science and Sport at the Committee on Culture and Education (13/07).

Presentation of the EU Council's priorities by Slovenian Ministers: extracts from the EP committee meetings

In the framework of the beginnning of the Slovenian Presidency, opening of the exhibition 'Living in interesting Times' (Slovenian Art in the European Parliament) organised in the European Parliament in Brussels in presence of Vasko SIMONITI, Slovenian Minister of Culture.

Opening of the art exhibition 'Living in interesting Times' - Slovenian Art in the European Parliament

During the plenary session (5-8 July 2021) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs discuss with Janez JANSA, Slovenian Prime Minister and President in office of the Council of the EU, on the priorities of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council. Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission and MEPs warn Janez JANSA about the rule of law, the independance of the justice system and media freedom.

Presentation of the programme of activities of the Slovenian Presidency: extracts from the debate

During the plenary session (5-8 July 2021) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the presentation of the Slovenian Presidency’s priorities for the second half of 2021. MEPs debate (1/2)

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