2018 Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

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Austria held the presidency of the Council of the European Union during the second half of 2018.^[1] The presidency was the last of three presidencies making up a presidency trio, which began with the presidency of Estonia, followed by that of Bulgaria.^[2] It was the third time Austria had held the presidency.^[3]^[4]

The Austria presidency aimed to address three major areas: improvement through digitalization, illegal immigration, and European stabilization.^[1] The motto that was chosen for the presidency was "A Europe that protects".^[5]^[4] The presidency was also involved in negotiations dealing with the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union (Brexit).^[6]

Gallery

Foreign ministers of EU states on the second day of an informal gathering in Vienna prior to the start of the presidency, 22 June 2018
Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz hosting the European College of Commissioners in Vienna, 6 July 2018
Kurz at the Subsidiarity Conference in Bregenz, Austria, in November

References

^ ^a ^b "List of presidencies of the Council of the European Union". archive.md. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "Estonia, Bulgaria and Austria 'presidency trio' outlines priorities". archive.md. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2018". archive.md. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Austria begins Presidency of the Council of the European Union". World Health Organization (WHO). 4 July 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "Austria kicks off EU Presidency with 'a Europe that protects'". archive.md. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "EU, UK agree to 'ambitious' post-Brexit ties". archive.md. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2023.