Estonian EU Council Presidency 2017

Estonian EU Presidency 2017 logo
country	Estonia
Term of office	July 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Chair	Sven Mikser
Web presence	eu2017.ee
trio
Estonia , Bulgaria , Austria
chronology
◀   Malta	Bulgaria   ▶

The Estonian Council Presidency designates the presidency of the Republic of Estonia in the Council of Ministers of the EU for the second half of 2017. Originally planned six months later (for the first 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 . Estonia forms a trio with Bulgaria and Austria . It is the first Council Presidency of the country that joined the EU in 2004 , following the presidency of the island state of Malta .

On January 30, 2014, the Estonian government adopted an action program to prepare for the EU Council Presidency. Although the Eastern Partnership is one of the priorities of the Estonian EU Council Presidency, its summit is expected to take place in Brussels in November 2017 .

Priorities of the Estonian EU Council Presidency

The priorities of the Estonian Council Presidency are to be:

• European single market
• Digital single market
• Energy union
• Eastern partnership
• E-government and information society

In this context, security issues will be a central focus of the work of the Trio Council Presidency over the next 18 months. In the work program presented on June 2, 2017, this was declared by Estonia, Bulgaria and Austria . 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.

logo

On April 7, 2017, the Estonian State Chancellery officially presented the logo of the Estonian EU Council Presidency. As in 2016 for Slovakia and 2017 for Malta, the logo of the EU Council Presidency of Estonia was found through a public tender. The winner of the tender in the creative competition for the development of the corporate design: 100 years of Estonia and for the EU Council Presidency, Identity Ltd. in Tallinn .

The basic form of the logo of the Estonian Council Presidency 2017 is an obelus symbol , a symbol of division . The colon can be of the same color, or the lower point can be highlighted in a different color or with an image. The horizontal line is formed by the domain : EU2017.EE, which can also have the same color as the upper point or the color of the lower point or with the image used there. The logo should express the slogan “Unity through Balance” ( Estonian : Ühtsus tasakaalu kaudu , English : Unity through Balance ). ${\displaystyle \div }$

partner

Partners of the Council Presidency were BMW , Mercedes-Benz , Tallink , Microsoft , Dunker, Viksel Studio, Milrem, Guardtime, Kalev , DSV , Tere and RGB.

See also

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

Web links

Commons : Estonian EU Council Presidency 2017  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Presidency website (in German, English, Estonian and French)
• Information on the preparations for the Estonian EU Council Presidency 2017
• 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. ↑ action plan (English)
4. ^ "Report: Eastern Partnership Summit Scheduled For Brussels in November 2017" , Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty , November 11, 2016. Query date: January 27, 2017.
5. ↑ Estonia's priorities ( memento of the original from January 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)  
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. ^ The Government Office presents the visual identity of the Estonian EU Council Presidency .
8. ↑ Avanes Eesti Vabariik 100 yes Euroopa Liidu eesistumise loovkonkurss , notification from the State Chancellery of July 20, 2016. The work could be submitted by September 1, 2016.
9. ↑ Specification text . Only eight submissions with drafts were registered. Five for the EU presidency and three for the 100th anniversary of Estonia. Two submissions, one of them the winning entry, were submitted for both occasions as a joint solution. Different logo suggestions .
10. ↑ In 2018 the Republic of Estonia celebrates its 100th anniversary.
11. ↑ Identity Ltd , concept and design agency by Meelis Opmann, Martin Tõnts, Ionel Lehari, Ants Lusti. The logo for the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia is conceptually similar to the logo of the EU Council Presidency, but the double dot is not divided by a line, but the line is located vertically in front of the colon. This logo, as has already been criticized, is similar to the logo of PlanB, California , which sells skateboards.
12. ↑ EU2017EE logos and brand . See also variants: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eu2017ee/sets/72157681147813294
13. ^ The Government Office presents the visual identity of the Estonian EU Council Presidency .
14. ^ Partner of the Estonian Presidency in the Council of the European Union. July 6, 2017, accessed March 3, 2019 . 

predecessor	Office	successor
Maltese EU Presidency	EU Council Presidency July 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017	Bulgarian EU Council Presidency