They are assigned responsibility for specific policy areas by the President. Presidency Letter following the Aviation Summit on 23.07.2020 "Transport sector gets off to a good start in the German EU Council Presidency" on 09.07.2020. This meeting follows a two-day summit in March where Brussels and Ankara decided to strengthen cooperation on trade and the refugee crisis in a “phased, proportionate and reversable” manner. [31], List of presidents of the European Council, Basic salary of grade 16, third step is €18,025.09. There is further concern over whether the president will have sufficient personnel and resources to fulfil the duties of the post effectively and that, in lacking a ministry, the president might become a "play ball" between EU leaders. The General Secretariat of the Council is a body of staff responsible for assisting the European Council and the Council of the EU. European Union leaders agreed at a summit on Thursday to increase the production of COVID-19 vaccines in Europe. The Belgian rotating presidency announced it was taking a "backrow seat"[25] with regards to both the European Council president and the high representative, thus fuelling hopes as well as concerns for a more communitarian character in both the council and foreign policy. 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[10] The appointment of Herman Van Rompuy indicated a desire to see the former style of president. The European Council brings together EU leaders at least four times a year. Van Rompuy took office when the Lisbon Treaty came into force on 1 December 2009 with a term stretching until 31 May 2012. Commission President. For example, representatives from the presidency country chair its meetings. For example, the president may be an MEP, or more significantly the Commission president (who already sits in the European Council). eu Council Presidency - Deutsch-Übersetzung – Linguee Wörterbuch During this time, Germany made headway with EU decisions and conducted negotiations on environmental issues. The role as President-in-Office was merely a primus inter pares role among other European heads of state or government. Presidency of the Council of the EU The Council of the EU - where national ministers discuss EU legislation - doesn't have a permanent, single-person president. To give a mandate to the European Council's president would signify a development of the Union's governance towards a presidential system, rather than a parliamentary system. However some member states had expected to oppose the creation of such a high-profile post. While it is comparable to the French model, where there is a president (the European Council president) and prime minister (the Commission president), the Council president does not hold formal powers such as the ability to directly appoint and sack the Commission president, or the ability to dissolve Parliament. You can also take a look at Council publications, access the archives and search for legislation that the Council negotiates together with the European Parliament. From 1975 to 2009, the head of the European Council was an unofficial position (often referred to as the President-in-Office) held by the head of state or government of the member state holding the semiannually rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union at any given time. Van Rompuy chose as his first chief of staff (chef de cabinet) Baron Frans van Daele, formerly Belgian ambassador to, variously, the US, the UN, the EU and NATO and chief of staff of several Belgian foreign ministers. The Spanish presidency unsuccessfully tried to challenge the European Council president's prominent post during the first rotating presidency of 2010,[24] while the second half of the year saw a Belgian rotating presidency marked by a weakened caretaker government which did not challenge Herman van Rompuy, himself a Belgian politician. The leaders of the EU and China met on 14 September, chaired by European Council President Michel and Chinese President Xi - together with Chancellor Merkel, representing Germany's Presidency of the Council of the EU, and European Commission President … Member states holding the presidency work together closely in groups of three, called 'trios'. On 1 July 2020, the Federal Republic of Germany assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU). Prime Minister Sanna Marin: The European Union on the eve of a new era. Being primarily responsible for preparing and chairing the meetings of the European Council, the role had no executive powers and was in no sense equivalent to that of a head of state. The outcome was that the president should enjoy the same conditions as the president of the Commission, with a basic salary of 138% of the highest civil service grade: that would be €24,874.62 per month (not including family and other allowances). Also in his team were the former UK Labour MEP Richard Corbett and Van Rompuy's long standing press officer Dirk De Backer. The corona pandemic has clearly demonstrated the importance of cooperation and coordination within the EU – also, and especially, in the area of health policy. The presidency works in close coordination with: It supports their work and may sometimes be requested to perform certain duties for the high representative, such as representing the Foreign Affairs Council before the European Parliament or chairing the Foreign Affairs Council when it discusses common commercial policy issues. [33][22][34], Although the President of the European Council may not hold a national office, such as a Prime Minister of a member state, there is no such restraint on European offices. The press office is the first point of contact for all media requests. Persons connected to this position would be more charismatic leaders. Its role is to try and reach agreement on legislative files through trilogues, informal negotiation meetings and Conciliation Committee meetings. Van Rompuy's first council meeting was an informal gathering in the Solvay Library in Leopold Park, rather than the more usual formal gathering in the Justus Lipsius building nearby. On the basis of this programme, each of the three countries prepares its own more detailed 6-month programme. Upon his retirement in the autumn of 2012, Didier Seeuws, former Deputy Perm Rep of Belgium to the EU and former spokesman for Belgian PM Verhofstadt, replaced him. Even if our unity remains our strength, our diversity remains our wealth", he said, stressing the individuality of EU member states.[16]. Accessing and using the EU Council Presidency Translator is simple and free of charge. The Council Presidency represents the Council of the European Union vis-à-vis other EU institutions and also, in some cases, on an international level. the President of the European Council (since 1 December 2019, Charles Michel) the President of the European Commission (since 1 December 2019, Ursula von der Leyen) the President of the European Parliament (since 3 July 2019, David Sassoli) A negotiation that ends with a defeated party is never a good negotiation. Zudem entscheidet er über die Zuständigkeitsbereiche der Kommissionsmitglieder, die er auch während der Amtszeit n… Also known informally as the EU Council, it is where national ministers from each EU country meet to adopt laws and coordinate policies. It also organises various formal and informal meetings in Brussels and in the country of the rotating presidency. Machine Translation provided by DeepL, DFKI, eTranslation, Tilde. To get more information about these cookies, how and why we use them and how you can change your settings, check our cookies policy page. This presidency rotated every six months, meaning there was a new president of the European Council twice a year. The lack of accountability to MEPs or national parliamentarians has also cast doubt as to whether national leaders will in practice stand behind the president on major issues. With some in the Council suggesting a staff of up to 60, the Committee on Constitutional Affairs has indicated it may drop the gentlemen's agreement that Parliament and Council will not interfere in each other's budget.[30]. MASS-Summit on 30 November 2020. Viele übersetzte Beispielsätze mit "eu Council Presidency" – Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch und Suchmaschine für Millionen von Deutsch-Übersetzungen. Hence while the European Council president may have prestige, he/she lacks power and while the Commission president has power, he/she lacks the prestige of the former. The headquarters of the Council of the EU and the European Council are located in Brussels (Belgium). At international summits they continued previous practice of both going at the same time. I will consider everyone's interests and sensitivities. EU Presidency Video Conference of EU Ministers of Health ( EPSCO ) Following Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn’s invitation, the Council of the European Union will meet in its Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council ( EPSCO ) configuration on 2 December 2020. The priorities of Portugal's presidency are driven by its motto: "Time to deliver: a fair, green and digital recovery". [31], There had been disagreement and concern over competition between the former president of the European Council Van Rompuy and the former Commission president Barroso due to the vague language of the treaty. What is the Council presidency and how does it work? [11] One body of thought was that the president would stick to the administrative role as outlined by the treaty, a standard bearer who would simply chair meetings and ensure the smooth running of the body and its policies. The priorities for Finland’s Presidency are to strengthen common values and the rule of law, to make the EU more competitive and socially inclusive, to strengthen the EU’s position as a global leader in climate action and to protect the security of citizens comprehensively. The presidency chairs meetings of the different Council configurations (with the exception of the Foreign Affairs Council) and the Council's preparatory bodies, which include permanent committees such as the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper), and working parties and committees dealing with very specific subjects. The formal decision on the appointment was made after the Treaty of Lisbon came into force on 1 December 2009. It will promote a vision of the EU that is innovative, looks to the future and is based on common values of solidarity, convergence and cohesion. Find out more about documents and publications. The Chair of the Scientific Council is the President of the ERC and the formal representative of the ERC, including its Scientific Council, to the European Commission and other bodies. The President represents the Commission in European Council meetings, G7 and G20 summits, summits with non-EU countries and major debates in the European Parliament and the Council. Henry Chu: European Union settles on a Belgian and a Briton for top posts. In six months this can add up to over 1,500 meetings. … Report on the Bridge Forum on 9.07.2020. 17 Abs. The second and previous officeholder is former Polish prime minister Donald Tusk. Slovenia: July-December 2021France: January-June 2022Czechia: July-December 2022. With your permission, we will use AT internet cookies to produce aggregated, anonymous data about our visitors' browsing and behaviour on our website. However, he faced large scale opposition for being from a large state outside the eurozone and the Schengen Area as well as being a leader who entered the Iraq War which had split Europe. The Treaty of Lisbon does not define a nomination process for the president of the Council and initially several official and unofficial candidates were proposed. Press conference: Informal Meeting of EU Health Ministers It will promote a vision of the EU that is innovative, looks to the future and is based on common values of solidarity, convergence and cohesion. The High Representative specialises in "bilateral relations" while the European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy deals in technical matters such as the free trade agreement with Ukraine. Likewise, the idea of a private jet was also rejected for being symbolic and, as one diplomat pointed out, a discrepancy in privileges between the European Council and Commission presidents may only fuel rivalry between the two. The office would hence be quickly fashioned, according to promoters, into a de facto "president of Europe" and, unlike the first model, would be seen on the world stage as speaking for the EU. It consists of the heads of state or government of the member states, together with its President and the President of the Commission. The joint project of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and Tilde was made possible by financial support from the Federal Foreign Office. [5], On 2 July 2019 the European Council elected Belgian prime minister Charles Michel as the successor to Donald Tusk as President of the European Council for the period from 1 December 2019 to 31 May 2022. We use cookies in order to ensure that you can get the best browsing experience possible on the Council website. It saw a large salary and extras as a symbolic signal that the post is intended to become more powerful, increasing intergovernmentalism at the Parliament's expense. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today. Committees and working parties handle the preparatory work on files before they are discussed at Council meetings. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stands as European Council President Charles Michel and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan take … Minor opposition to other leaders such as Juncker also led to their rejection. Follow the latest developments on policy-making and on legislation under negotiation. As holder of the Council Presidency, Germany will also advance key topics on the EU agenda. The presidency ensures that discussions are conducted properly and that the Council's rules of procedure and working methods are correctly applied. However, the president-in-office represented the European Council externally and reported to the European Parliament after its meetings as well as at the beginning and at the end of the presidency. The members are appointed by the European Commission, on the recommendations of an independent Identification Committee. 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. However, since the 2007 Treaty of Lisbon, article 15 of Treaty on European Union states that the European Council appoints a full-time president for a two-and-a-half-year term, with the possibility of renewal once. Ukrainian ambassador to the EU Andriy Veselovsky praised the framework and clarified it in his own terms: The president of the European Commission speaks as the EU's "government" while the new president of the European Council is a "strategist". [33][34], If the posts are not to be combined, some believe that the dual-presidential system could lead to "cohabitation" and infighting between the two offices. National governments usually try to use the opportunity to play to their home audiences and hype their own importance by hosting grand events that lure international leaders to their countries. Partnership with Africa is also to be deepened. This would attract semi-retired leaders seeking a fitting climax to their career and would leave most work to the Commission rather than wield power within the institutions. [10] The Constitution was rejected by voters in two Member States during ratification but the changes envisaged to the European Council presidency were retained in the Treaty of Lisbon, which came into force on 1 December 2009. The European Council is the EU institution that defines the general political direction and priorities of the European Union. They also agreed to improve the rollout of … The Council of the EU and the European Council work on a wide range of issues affecting the interests of the EU and its citizens. [35] Some believe this problem would be increased further if the Council president were to be strengthened by a democratic mandate, as mentioned above. The head of Donald Tusk's cabinet is Piotr Serafin. European Council President Charles Michel offered support to Libya Sunday on a visit to Tripoli, as the North African nation seeks to end a decade … The EU’s relationship with China, for example, will play an important role during the Council Presidency, which Germany has dovetailed closely with its two successors, Portugal and Slovenia, as a Trio Presidency. The presidency of the Council rotates among the EU member states every 6 months. ETSC (European Transport Safety Council) on 19 November 2020. The Portuguese presidency of the Council of the EU will focus on bringing the EU through the COVID-19 pandemic. Solution developed by Tilde. Alongside the European Commission, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the President of the European Council, it represents the EU on the international stage. After this second mandate he could not have been re-elected because the European Council President's term of office can only be extended once. Together, the 27 Members of the College are the Commission's political leadership during a 5-year term. The president does have, however, his own private office (cabinet) of close advisers. Its work is led by the country holding the Council presidency, which rotates every 6 months. This system was introduced by the Lisbon Treaty in 2009. The press office holds press events, offers audiovisual coverage of major events and provides facilities for journalists. The Commission is composed of the College of Commissioners from 27 EU countries. The presidency is responsible for driving forward the Council's work on EU legislation, ensuring the continuity of the EU agenda, orderly legislative processes and cooperation among member states. Read more about the role of the European Council, Provisional calendar of meetings under Portugal's presidency, Draft agendas for Council meetings during Portugal's presidency (first semester of 2021), See all the Council presidencies until 2030, Council 18-month programme, 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2021, promote confidence in the European social model, speed up a fair and inclusive digital transition, reaffirm the EU’s role in the world, ensuring that this is based on openness and multilateralism, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. After the elections, one of the first tasks of an incoming Parliament is to elect a new President of the European Commission (the EU’s executive body). It organises and chairs all Council meetings. At the final European Council meeting on the treaty in Lisbon, on 19 November 2007, French president Nicolas Sarkozy set off public speculation on candidates by naming Tony Blair, Felipe González and Jean-Claude Juncker, and praising the three as worthy candidates[13] with Blair in particular being a long time front runner for the post. [3] His term was later extended with a second period ending on 30 November 2014. [14] The British prime minister, Gordon Brown, said that he had unanimous backing from the 27 EU leaders at the summit in Brussels on the evening of 19 November 2009. Im Rahmen seiner organisatorischen Befugnisse leitet der Kommissionspräsident die Arbeit der Kommission und beruft die Sitzungen des Kollegiums ein. Brown praised Van Rompuy as "a consensus builder" who had "brought a period of political stability to his country after months of uncertainty". Ursula Von der Leyen's fury after she was consigned to a sofa as President Erdogan and EU council president sat down in two main seats before talks on WOMEN'S rights in Turkey The role of President-in-Office of the assembled European Council was performed by the head of state or government of the member state currently holding the presidency of the Council of the European Union. He was originally elected to serve a term from 1 December 2014 to 31 May 2017[4] and subsequently re-elected on 9 March 2017 to a second term running from 1 June 2017 until 30 November 2019. Summit meetings with both China and the African Union are planned. Biography of Charles Michel, … To do this, the presidency must act as an honest and neutral broker. The presidency represents the Council in relations with the other EU institutions, particularly with the Commission and the European Parliament. Although the European Council is, under the terms of the Lisbon treaty, a separate institution of the EU, it does not have its own administration. The president of the European Council is the person presiding over and driving forward the work of the European Council, as well as a principal representative of the European Union (EU) on the world stage. [17][18], The president's role is largely political, preparing the work of the European Council, organising and chairing its meetings, seeking to find consensus among its members and reporting to the European Parliament after each meeting; the president will also "at his level and in that capacity, ensure the external representation of the Union on issues concerning its common foreign and security policy, without prejudice to the powers of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security". The European Commission's political leadership. HOME.META_DESCRIPTION. 6 EU-Vertrag legt er die Leitlinien fest, nach denen die Kommission ihre Aufgaben ausübt; er hat also eine Richtlinienkompetenz. The first president was expected to define the role for future office holders, as there was no clear idea of how the post would evolve. The European Parliament elects the Commission President. Nach Art. Negotiates and adopts EU laws, together with the European Parliament, based on proposals from the European Council and European Council documents are made available through the public register, in accordance with EU rules on transparency. The President is assisted by th… In terms of economic policy, Van Rompuy saw the European Council as dealing with overall strategy and the Commission as dealing with the implementation. Third Party Events. 1. The Scientific Council is composed of eminent scientists and scholars. [31], There have been calls by some, such as former German interior minister and current head of the Bundestag Wolfgang Schäuble,[32] for direct elections to take place to give the President a mandate, this would strengthen the post within the European Council allowing for stronger leadership in addition to addressing the question of democratic legitimacy in the EU. Other cookies are used to boost performance and guarantee security of the website. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (left) is seen standing as European Council President Charles Michel (center) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) take … Despite weekly breakfasts together there was a certain extent of rivalry between the two yet-defined posts. As the European Council is composed of national leaders, it was chaired by the head of state or government of the presidency state.[7][8][9]. In order to achieve this, Portugal is committed to playing a positive and flexible role in order to act positively, promote cooperation, achieve tangible results in economic recovery and lead the European Union out of the crisis. Los Angeles Times. Appointments, as well as the removal of incumbents, require a double majority support in the European Council. The EU Council Presidency Translator was developed with the help of cutting-edge German and European technology and artificial intelligence systems. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Peter Altmaier presided over a number of Council formations and used the Presidency to closely coordinate economic policy initiatives with Germany’s European partners. Member states nominate a candidate for the post, but in doing so they must take account of the European election results. The aim of the BMU was to combine the way out of … You can get in contact to arrange a visit, ask questions about the work of both institutions, and request a document, among other services. The European Constitution, drafted by the European Convention, outlined the "president of the European Council" as a longer term and full-time chairmanship. [12] However another opinion envisaged a more pro-active president within the Union and speaking for it abroad. Some clarifications saw Van Rompuy as the "strategist" and Barroso as a head of government. [21], With the reorganisation of leading EU posts under the Lisbon Treaty, there was some criticism of each posts vague responsibilities. 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The presidency programme focuses on five main areas, which are in line with the goals of the EU’s strategic agenda: The Portuguese presidency of the Council of the EU will focus on bringing the EU through the COVID-19 pandemic. [23] Many of the changes introduced with the Lisbon Treaty need concretion through practical implementation by the current actors.