Slovenian EU Council Presidency 2008

Slovenian EU Presidency 2008 logo
country	Slovenia
Term of office	January 1, 2008 - June 30, 2008
Chair	Janez Janša
Web presence	http://www.eu2008.si/
chronology
◀   Portugal	France   ▶

The Slovenian EU Council Presidency in the first half of 2008 marks the chairmanship of Slovenia in the Council of the European Union . In accordance with the schedule, the incumbent Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša became Chairman of the European Council on January 1, 2008 on the basis of Art. 203, Clause 1 of the EC Treaty in conjunction with the Council Decision 2005/902 / EC, EURATOM . Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel took over the office of President . On July 1st, 2008 the presidency was handed over to France.

Web links

• Official website (Slovenian, English, French)

predecessor	Office	successor
Portuguese EU Council Presidency	EU Council Presidency January 1, 2008 - June 30, 2008	French EU Council Presidency