2021 Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union

The 2021 Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union (PPUE2021) was Portugal's fourth presidency of the Council, held between 1 January and 30 June 2021. Portugal held its first presidency from 1 January until 30 June 1992.

Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Logo of the 2021 Portuguese presidency
1 January – 30 June 2021
Council of the European Union
Website2021portugal.eu
Presidency trio

Portugal is part of the 10th Presidency Trio, together with Germany and Slovenia, with which it is working in close trilateral cooperation. This trio is the first in the second cycle of presidencies.[1]

Presidency trio edit

Trio Member state Term
9   Croatia 1 January 2020 – 30 June 2020
10   Germany 1 July 2020 – 31 December 2020
  Portugal 1 January 2021 – 30 June 2021
  Slovenia 1 July 2021 – 31 December 2021
11   France 1 January 2022 – 30 June 2022

Political priorities edit

The political priorities of the Portuguese presidency of the council are:[2]

  • Promoting Europe's recovery, leveraged by the climate and digital transitions
  • Implementing the Social Pillar of the European Union as a key element to ensure a fair and inclusive climate and digital transition
  • Strengthening Europe's strategic autonomy keeping it open to the world


National government edit

Permanent mission to the EU edit

Function Name
(current office holders)
Permanent Representative
Head of Coreper II
Ambassador Nuno Brito
Deputy Permanent Representative
Head of Coreper I
Ambassador Pedro Lourtie
Representative in the Political and Security Committee Ambassador José Fernando Costa Pereira
Antici
Coreper II
Pedro Pinto
Mertens
Coreper I
Mónica Lisboa
Nicolaidis
Political and Security Committee
Vera Ávila
Source:[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Council Decision (EU) 2016/1316 (PDF)". Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Priorities". Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Representação Permanente de Portugal junto da União Europeia". Portal Diplomático (in Portuguese). Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros. Retrieved 15 January 2021.