EU Trio Presidency Rewind: From Germany, over Portugal, to Slovenia
EU Trio Presidency Rewind: From Germany, over Portugal, to Slovenia

Author(s): Miloš Pavković, Strahinja Subotić
Subject(s): Governance, Government/Political systems, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Centar za evropske politike CEP
Keywords: EU Trio Presidency; Germany; Portugal; Slovenia; European Union; presidency rotation; EU governance; EU cooperation;
Summary/Abstract: The complex system of governance of the European Union often blurs the distinction between where decisions are made and who is responsible for them. One of the major institutions that steer the direction of EU policies is the Council of the EU which is run by member states based on a model of rotation. In order to ensure continuity in the Council’s decision-making process, the notion of the Trio Presidency was introduced with the Lisbon Treaty in 2007, which defines it as “pre-established groups of three Member States for a period of 18 months taking into account their diversity and geographical balance within the Union”. The Trio sets long-term goals and prepares a common agenda with the major issues that will be addressed by the Council over an 18-month period. In order to better grasp the recent key developments in the Union, the work of the Council in the last year and a half is the focus of this CEP Presents (July 2020 – December 2021).

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