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From July to December 2018, Austria holds the Presidency of the EU Council for the third time (1998 and 2006 also), following the Bulgarian and preceding the Romanian Presidency.

 
The Austrian government priorities for the upcoming presidency are security (the fight against illegal immigration by securing external borders), maintaining Europe’s competitiveness through digitization, and stability in Austria’s neighboring countries (working towards EU accession for Western Balkan countries).

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Austrian Presidency of the EU (T)

Austrian Presidency

EP Plenary session - Presentation of the programme of activities of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU: opening statement by Sebastian KURZ, Austrian Federal Chancellor and President in office of the Council of the EU (10:24 - 10:40)

Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Sebastian KURZ, Austrian Chancellor: arrival and round table

Review of the Austrian Presidency of the EU: extracts from the debate

Review of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU: ambiance shots and opening statement by Antonio TAJANI, EP President (10:38 - 10:40)

Review of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU: opening statement by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC (10:54 - 11:05)

Review of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU: statement by Sebastian KURZ, Austrian Federal Chancellor (10:40 - 10:54)

Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Sebastian KURZ, Austrian Chancellor: arrival and roundtable

Review of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU: one round of political group speakers (11:05 - 11:37)

Review of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU: closing statement by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC (11:37 - 11:39)

Review of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU: closing statement by Sebastian KURZ, Austrian Chancellor (11:39 - 11:43)

EP Plenary session:
Review of the Austrian Council Presidency

Visit of the Austrian Federal Chancellor

EP Plenary Session: Review of the Austrian Council Presidency

Lex signing by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Ms Karoline Edtstadler, State Secretary at the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior for the Austrian Presidency of the Council: extracts from the ceremony

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

EP Plenary session - Presentation of the programme of activities of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU: closing statement by Sebastian KURZ, Austrian Federal Chancellor and President in office of the Council of the EU (12:25 - 12:34)

The priorities of the Austrian Presidency of the Council: extracts form the press conference

EP Plenary session - Presentation of the programme of activities of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU: First round of political group speakers. Statement by Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE) (11:05 - 11:10)

EP Plenary session - Presentation of the programme of activities of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU: First round of political group speakers. Statement by David BORRELLI (NI, IT) (11:26 - 11:27)

EP Plenary session - Presentation of the programme of activities of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU: closing statement by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC (12:22 - 12:25)

Press conference by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC and Sebastian KURZ, Austrian Chancellor on the incoming Austrian Presidency of the EU

EP Plenary session - Presentation of the programme of activities of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU: First round of political group speakers. Statement by Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE) (11:10 - 11:16)

EP Plenary session - Presentation of the programme of activities of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU: First round of political group speakers. Statement by Nigel FARAGE (EFDD, UK) (11:20 - 11:22)

EP Plenary session - Presentation of the programme of activities of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU: First round of political group speakers. Statement by Udo BULLMANN (S&D, DE) (10:55 - 11:00)

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