Just the Facts | Cyprus’s Presidency of the Council of the EU: Priorities and Programme

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On the 1 of January this year, Cyprus took over the Presidency of the Council of the EU. Cyprus will hold the presidency until 1 of July, when Ireland takes over for its six-month presidency. Lithuania will then take up the presidency in January 2027. Cyprus has taken up the presidency in the midst a difficult time for Europe. With the transatlantic relationship fraying, Russia’s ongoing war in…