Voorzitterschappen EU vastgesteld tot 2020 (en)
Auteur: | By EUobserver
EU member states on Monday (13 December) agreed the list of the next EU presidencies up until the year 2020.
The current provision runs out at the end of 2006 with Luxembourg, the UK, Finland and Austria still to come.
The future presidencies are to be run in groups of three, as foreseen by the new European Constitution, with each group generally containing a large and a small member state and at least one new member state.
Bulgaria and Romania, countries set to join the Union in 2007, are also on the list and will run the Union in 2018 and 2019.
The EU presidencies co-ordinate the work of the Union.
Germany January-June 2007
Portugal July-December 2007
Slovenia January-June 2008
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France July-December 2008
Czech Republic January-June 2009
Sweden July-December 2009
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Spain January-June 2010
Belgium July-December 2010
Hungary January-June 2011
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Poland July-December 2011
Denmark January-June 2012
Cyprus July-December 2012
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Ireland January-June 2013
Lithuania July-December 2013
Greece January-June 2014
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Italy July-December 2014
Latvia January-June 2015
Luxembourg July-December 2015
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Netherlands January-June 2016
Slovakia July-December 2016
Malta January-June 2017
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United Kingdom July-December 2017
Estonia January-June 2018
Bulgaria July-December 2018
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Austria January-June 2019
Romania July-December 2019
Finland January-June 2020