Bulgarian EU Council Presidency 2018

Bulgarian EU Council Presidency 2018 logo
country	Bulgaria
Term of office	January 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018
Chair	Ekaterina Sakhareva
Web presence	eu2018bg.bg
trio
Estonia , Bulgaria , Austria
chronology
◀   Estonia	Austria   ▶

The Bulgarian Council Presidency designates the presidency of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Council of Ministers of the EU for the first half of 2018. Originally planned six months later (for the last half of 2018), it was brought forward by six months after a decision by the EU members because that The United Kingdom decided not to hold a presidency in the wake of its planned exit from the EU . Bulgaria forms a trio with Estonia and Austria . It is the first Council Presidency of the country that joined the EU in 2007 , following on from Estonia's Presidency .

Priorities of the Bulgarian EU Council Presidency

The main priorities of the Bulgarian Council Presidency will be:

• economic and social rapprochement and cohesion, with increased focus on the next multiannual EU financial framework, the future cohesion policy, the common agricultural policy and economic and monetary union;
• Stability and security in Europe: common solutions for more security at the EU's external borders, more efficient control of the migration process, the development of the foundations of the defense union additionally through the establishment of the first permanent structured cooperation ( Pesco ) within the EU;
• European perspective and integration of the Western Balkan countries: Bulgaria's intention to rely on its own regional expertise and without stoking false promises and hopes to advance the EU accession efforts and the associated reforms in the Western Balkans and to put them on the agenda of the EU agenda to set - in the name of securing peace and stability in the region. At the same time, the Council Presidency will endeavor to provide the Western Balkans with geopolitical and economic support in order to enable and guarantee better connectivity and cohesion between the road network, railways, aviation, the digital economy, education and the energy sector with the EU;
• digital economy and business models of the future: with a focus on - Consolidation of the digital EU single market and expansion of the digital economy including business models. Specifically, this concerns the cyber security package, the copyrights directive, the electronic communications code, and electronic data protection.

In this context, security issues will continue to be a central focus of the work of the Trio Council Presidency over the next 12 months, as already announced by the Estonian Council Presidency. This was also stated by Estonia, Bulgaria and Austria in the work program of the Council Presidency presented on June 2, 2017 . The aim is also to improve cooperation in criminal matters and in the fight against corruption and extremism. E-Justice and other technical facilities are to be strengthened for greater cooperation between the courts and legal professions and the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office is to be further supported. The issue of migration is to be pursued further and cooperation with third countries strengthened.

It is planned that most of the events for the EU Council Presidency of Bulgaria will take place in the National Palace of Culture in Sofia . In addition to Bulgarian companies and associations, the Council Presidency's partners included Renault , Microsoft and BMW .

logo

The logo of the Bulgarian Presidency is used in different ways. It basically consists of green capital letters BG in Latin script and the two red capital letters БГ in Cyrillic script for B ul g aria underneath. These four letters are arranged in a square and cut off at the top and bottom. The square was raised 45 ° to the left on a corner. The background of the logo is usually white. The colors white, green and red in turn form the colors of the national flag of Bulgaria ( tricolor ). Below the logo there is a reference in Latin script to the official website of the Council Presidency: eu2018bg.bg and under this note there is a reference to the Council Presidency itself in Latin script in English or optionally in Cyrillic script in Bulgarian : Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union . In the top and right tips of the square rotated by 45 °, there are two black, small squares that touch at the tips.

The logo of the Bulgarian EU Council Presidency is intended to combine three symbols, through which the Bulgarian identity is best represented. These are the Cyrillic script, the embroidery and the tricolor. The logo stands for the idea that Bulgaria is inextricably linked with Europe, but on the other hand it is also unique within the European Community.

The logo was created by Todor Angeliev and selected by a jury appointed for this purpose because the idea was original, expressive and at the same time novel.

In addition to the logo, a banner was also created, which is in the colors of the European Union and elements are modeled on the stars of the European flag . This design is by three artists from the National Art Academy : Svetlin Balesdrov , Nenko Atanassov and Milena Abanos . The banner has a blue background throughout. In the upper third is the logo of the Bulgarian Council Presidency as described above, the inscriptions are optionally in Latin script (English language) or in Cyrillic script (Bulgarian language). In the middle is the slogan : United We Stand Strong ( unity makes you strong , motto of the Republic of Bulgaria) and on the right there are symbolically arranged triangular elements in yellow and light blue, which are modeled on the stars of the European flag and which extend down to the bottom Drag the area of ​​the banner.

See also

• Council of the European Union
• Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Web links

Commons : Bulgarian EU Council Presidency 2018  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Presidency website (in German, English, Bulgarian and French)
• 18-month program of the Council Presidency from July 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018 (9934/17 POLGEN 83), in English.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Estonia is to take over the EU presidency for Great Britain in 2017. Süddeutsche via dpa -Newskanal, July 20, 2016, accessed on August 26, 2020 .  .
2. ↑ Parliament wants a quick “Brexit” against uncertainty and far-reaching EU reform. In: European Parliament. Retrieved July 1, 2016 . 
3. ↑ priorities , website for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, last accessed on 8 December 2017th
4. ↑ The European Parliament praised the priorities and preparation of the Bulgarian Council Presidency , website on the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, last accessed on December 8, 2017.
5. ↑ Program , website on the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, last accessed on December 8, 2017.
6. ↑ Aims of the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU in order to achieve concrete benefits for citizens , press release of 14 June 2017.
7. ↑ Conference Center , website on the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, last accessed on December 8, 2017.
8. ↑ Partner of the Council Presidency. In: EU2018BG.BG. Retrieved March 3, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Visual elements , website on the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, last accessed on December 8, 2017.
10. ↑ In the black and white variant, the background can be white or black and the logo can then be black or white.
11. ↑ Visual elements , website on the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, last accessed on December 8, 2017.
12. ^ Presidency visual identity , website on the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, last accessed on 8 December 2017.
13. ↑ See also: Program and "Unity makes you strong" - that is the motto of the Bulgarian EU Council Presidency , website on the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, last accessed on December 8, 2017.
14. ↑ Visual elements , website on the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, last accessed on December 8, 2017.

predecessor	Office	successor
Estonian EU Council Presidency	EU Council Presidency January 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018	Austrian EU Council Presidency