Presidency Calendar

The Presidency of the Council rotates among the EU member states every 6 months. During this 6-month period, the presidency chairs meetings at every level in the Council, helping to ensure the continuity of the EU’s work in the Council.

Member states holding the presidency work together closely in groups of three, called ‘trios’. This system was introduced by the Lisbon Treaty in 2009. The trio sets long-term goals and prepares a common agenda determining the topics and major issues that will be addressed by the Council over an 18 month period. On the basis of this programme, each of the three countries prepares its own more detailed 6-month programme.

The Czech Republic will hold the presidency of the Council of the European Union for the six months, from 1 July 2022 to 31 December 2022. Sweden will then take up the presidency for the beginning of 2023.

 

Programme of the Czech Presidency | July-December 2022

The Czech Republic has published its programme for the next six months. The programme details the priorities and guidelines for the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July 2022 to 31 December 2022.

During its presidency, the Czech Republic will focus on five closely linked priority areas:

1 Managing the refugee crisis and Ukraine’s post-war recovery
2 Energy security
3 Strengthening Europe’s defence capabilities and cyberspace security
4 Strategic resilience of the European economy
5 Resilience of democratic institutions