Portuguese EU Council Presidency 2021

Portuguese EU Presidency 2021 logo
country	Portugal
Term of office	January 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021
Chair	Augusto Santos Silva
Web presence	2021portugal.eu
trio
Germany , Portugal , Slovenia
chronology
◀   Germany	Slovenia   ▶

The Portuguese Presidency referred to the presidency of Portugal in the Council of Ministers of the EU for the first half of 2021. Portugal is the tenth trio of Germany continued. It is the fourth Portuguese Presidency. Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic and the European Green Deal to overcome the climate crisis remain central topics . The crisis in the asylum policy of the European Union and the abolition of summer time have also not yet been resolved in the previous German Council Presidency.

Priorities of the Portuguese EU Presidency

Under the motto "Time to deliver: a fair, green and digital recovery", the Portuguese Presidency is setting the following priorities:

• "Promoting Europe's recovery, driven by the transitions in climate and digital"
• "Introduce the social pillar of the European Union as a key element for fair and inclusive change in the climate and the digital world"
• "Strengthen Europe's strategic autonomy and keep it open to the world"

Sponsors

In contrast to the previous German Council Presidency, the Portuguese Council Presidency is sponsored by companies. The three sponsors are Delta Cafés , SUMOL + COMPAL and The Navigator Company . After the announcement of the sponsors, Foodwatch called for a ban on sponsorship. The European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, calls for a ban or regulation.

See also

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

Web links

• Portuguese EU Presidency website (Portuguese, English, French)
• eu2020.de: Trio program of the Council of the European Union (July 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021)
• 18-month program of the Council Presidency from July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021 (8086/1/20 REV 1 POLGEN 46)
• 2021PortugalEU on Twitter
• 2021portugal on Flickr

Individual evidence

1. ↑ priorities of the Portuguese Presidency (English)
2. ^ Sponsorship. EU2021PT, accessed January 23, 2021 (UK English). 
3. ↑ EU Council Presidency: Portugal is sponsored. Foodwatch , January 20, 2021, accessed January 23, 2021 . 
4. ↑ Emily O'Reilly : Recommendation of the European Ombudsman in case 1069/2019 / MIG on sponsorship of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. January 6, 2020, accessed on January 23, 2021 . 

predecessor	Office	successor
German EU Council Presidency	EU Council Presidency January 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021	Slovenian EU Council Presidency