Dutch EU Council Presidency 2016
Dutch EU Presidency 2016 logo |
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 Netherlands
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| Term of office | January 1, 2016 - June 30, 2016 |
| Chair | Bert Koenders |
| Web presence | http://eu2016.nl/ |
| trio | |
Netherlands , Slovakia , Malta 
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| chronology | |
| ◀ Luxembourg | Slovakia ▶ |
The Dutch Presidency deals with the chairmanship of the Netherlands in the Council of Ministers of the EU for the first half of 2016 . This marks the beginning of a new trio Council Presidency of the Netherlands, Slovakia and Malta . It is the twelfth presidency of the founding member of the EU after 1960, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1997 and 2004.
Priorities of the Dutch EU Council Presidency
According to a statement by the Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders about the EU Council Presidency of the Netherlands in 2016, the Netherlands want a European Union “ that focuses on the essentials, that generates growth and employment through innovation and in which citizens and civil society organizations are actively involved in politics Bring in events ".
The Dutch Presidency has set itself the following goals for the next six months:
- Migration and International Security
- Europe as a motor for innovation and employment
- Finance and the Eurozone
- Future-oriented climate and energy policy
These points can also be found in the “ Program of the Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union January 1 - June 30, 2016 ”. On the first point see also the European Agenda on Migration.
logo
The logo chosen for the Council Presidency of the Netherlands in 2016 is, with an updated year, a takeover of the symbol from 2004.
Special
On the occasion of the Dutch EU Council Presidency, a time capsule will be opened that was closed during the Hungarian EU Council Presidency in 2011 . There are messages in the form of drawings by Hungarian children. Fifty of the 1700 drawings received were selected and placed in the time capsule. Five years ago, in the messages, the children expressed their wishes and requests to the politicians of the European Union. At the end of the Hungarian Council Presidency, the time capsule was handed over by Enikő Győri to Robert Milders, Ambassador of the Netherlands.
additional
Web links
- Moving the strategic agenda forward - Council's eighteen month program (January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017) (PDF; 356 kB)
- Program of the Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union , January 1 - June 30, 2016.
- tagesschau.de: The Netherlands take over the EU Council Presidency. A chair in difficult times
- Die Welt: Now the Netherlands should save Europe
- Focus.de: focus on asylum and economy. The Netherlands take over the EU Council Presidency
Individual evidence
- ↑ Foreign Minister Koenders on the Dutch EU Council Presidency ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the priorities of the EU Council Presidency 2016. Article and letter to the Dutch MPs from January 28, 2015.
- ↑ EUROPEAN AGENDA ON MIGRATION , dated May 13, 2015, COM (2015) 240 final, (English only).
- ^ The Netherlands to hold EU Presidency in first half of 2016 . (English). In: government.nl , December 13, 2013, accessed June 27, 2015.
- ↑ My message to Europe ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2015 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. .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Luxembourg EU Council Presidency |
EU Council Presidency January 1, 2016 - June 30, 2016 |
Slovak EU Council Presidency |