THE FRENCH PRESIDENCY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - 1ST JANUARY - 30TH JUNE 2022
Each Member State holds the presidency of the Council of the European
Union for six months on a rotational basis. France will hold the
Presidency of the Council of the EU from 1 January to 30 June 2022.
The Presidency of the Council organizes meetings, brokers compromises,
submits conclusions and ensures the coherency and continuity of the
decision-making process. It ensures good cooperation between all
Member States and acts as a liaison between the Council and the
European institutions, in particular the Commission and European Parliament.
The Council also has budgetary powers; it adopts and amends the
European budget with the Parliament. Lastly, the Council adopts
certain decisions as well as non-binding recommendations, concludes
international agreements on behalf of the EU, and appoints members of
certain institutions such as the European Court of Auditors, the
European Economic and Social Committee and the European Committee of
the Regions. The Council’s deliberations and votes on legislative
texts are public.
A total of nearly 400 events planned in France and the EU will
punctuate the Presidency: political meetings, a cultural programme and
citizen events open to everyone. Find all information about the French
Presidency of the Council of the European Union on the Presidency’s
official website
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