French EU Council Presidency 2022
French EU Presidency 2022 logo |
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 France
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| Term of office | January 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022 |
| Chair | Emmanuel Macron |
| Web presence | French Presidency of the Council of the European Union |
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France , Czech Republic , Sweden 
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| ◀ Slovenia | Czech Republic ▶ |
The French presidency referred to the presidency of France in the Council of Ministers of the EU for the first half of 2022. With France's presidency in 2022, the eleventh begins Presidency Trio , which also from 2022/2023 Czech Republic and Sweden is. It will be the thirteenth French Presidency in 2022. The last presidency was in 2008.
The conference on the future of Europe is expected to be concluded during the French Presidency . The motto of the thirteenth French Presidency is: Relance, Puissance, Appartenance ("Recovery, Strength, Belonging").
Priorities of the French EU Presidency
French President Emmanuel Macron wants, should he be re-elected on April 10, 2022 (see: Presidential election in France 2022 ), put the European Union on a growth path. After the COVID-19 crisis, a new European growth model must drive innovation and job creation, ensure competitiveness and be in line with climate protection goals.
To make such investments z. For example, to advance climate protection, digitization and defense, rigid adherence to the Maastricht criteria would have to be reconsidered in individual cases if necessary.
Another priority of the Council Presidency should be the strengthening of European sovereignty with better protection of the external borders. This should be made possible, among other things, in crisis situations through mutual help from the border guards. In the areas of migration and asylum, the rules and harmonization are to be promoted.
In the field of defense, common interests are to be formulated and threats and crises as well as the requirements for strategic European sovereignty are to be defined. It should propose the establishment of a crisis response system. This should also help in crises at the borders. A new European defense strategy is also intended to help expand the EU's military capabilities.
A sharper jointly coordinated action against hatred in social networks in the EU is also to be achieved.
See also
Web links
- French Presidency of the Council of the European Union (French, English, German)
- Council eighteen month program (January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023)
- Commission work program for 2022
Individual evidence
- ↑ Council Presidency: Macron wants to tackle big chunks . Website: orf.at of December 10, 2021.
- ↑ Mathieu Pollet: "Too many priorities kill priorities"? France's ambitions for its EU Council Presidency in 2022 , website: euractiv.de from September 15, 2021.
| predecessor | government office | successor |
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| Slovenian EU Council Presidency |
EU Council Presidency January 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022 |
Czech EU Council Presidency |