German EU Council Presidency 2020

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German EU Council Presidency 2020 logo
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country GermanyGermany Germany
Term of office July 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Chair Michael Roth
Web presence eu2020.de
trio
GermanyGermany Germany , Portugal , SloveniaPortugalPortugal SloveniaSlovenia 
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◀   Croatia Portugal   ▶

The German Council Presidency designates Germany's presidency of the Council of Ministers of the EU for the second half of 2020. Germany starts the tenth trio together with Portugal and Slovenia . It is the thirteenth presidency of the founding member of the EU and all of its predecessors, and follows the presidency of Croatia . During the German Presidency, the preparations for the next multiannual financial framework of the European Union for the years 2021 to 2027 will be on the agenda. Other topics include overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic , Brexit , the European Green Deal , asylum policy and the abolition of summer time .

Priorities of the German EU Council Presidency

Under the motto “Together. Make Europe strong again ", the German Presidency focuses on:

  • the permanent overcoming of the corona crisis and economic recovery
  • a stronger and more innovative Europe
  • a just and sustainable Europe
  • a Europe of security and common values
  • a strong Europe in the world

In the center of the logo of the German Council Presidency is a loop-shaped Möbius strip . This has only one edge and one surface. At which point or in which direction you start, the Möbius strip always merges into itself. The band should stand for an integrative and innovative Europe in which people and interests come together to form a common whole. It represents a Europe of connectedness and solidarity.

The design comes from the agency Zum golden Hirschen .

Sponsorship

In contrast to some of the previous Council Presidencies, the German EU Council Presidency 2020 does without sponsors of any kind.

Reactions

In general, Lobbycontrol and Attac point out the dangers of lobbying during the German EU Council Presidency. In particular, Foodwatch calls for a ban on sponsoring the EU Council Presidencies by companies.

The German Animal Welfare Association , together with other organizations, submitted 10 demands on animal welfare to the federal government during the German EU Council Presidency.

See also

Web links

Commons : German EU Council Presidency 2020  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German EU Council Presidency: More than just a crisis. In: tagesschau.de . Retrieved July 1, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Priorities of the German Presidency
  3. ↑ Federal government presents motto, website and logo
  4. ↑ Logo for Germany's EU Council Presidency 2020 - "a strong bond for a united Europe"
  5. ↑ Federal Foreign Office: Principles of Sustainability - EU2020 - DE. Retrieved August 5, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Study shows there is an acute risk of lobbying for the German EU Council Presidency. LobbyControl , June 23, 2020, accessed on July 1, 2020 (German).
  7. ↑ New study: Risk of lobbying during the German EU Council Presidency. Attac , June 23, 2020, accessed on July 1, 2020 (German).
  8. ↑ No Coca-Cola sponsorship of the EU Council Presidency! Foodwatch , June 19, 2020, accessed July 1, 2020 .
  9. ↑ EU Council Presidency: Animal welfare organizations present ten-point paper. Deutscher Tierschutzbund , July 1, 2020, accessed on August 2, 2020 .
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