2021 Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Logo of the 2021 Portuguese presidency
1 January – 30 June 2021
Council of the European Union
Website2021portugal.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.

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

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

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

  • Promoting Europe's recovery, leveraged by the climate and digital transitions
  • Implementing the Social Pillar of the European Union as a key element to ensure a fair and inclusive climate and digital transition
  • Strengthening Europe's strategic autonomy keeping it open to the world


National government

Main article: XXII Constitutional Government of Portugal

Permanent mission to the EU

Function Name
(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.