2021 Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

2021 Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union was Slovenia's second presidency of the Council held between 1 July and 31 December 2021. Slovenia held the first presidency from 1 January until 30 June 2008.

Slovenia is part of the 10th Presidency Trio, together with Germany and Portugal. This trio is the first in the second cycle of presidencies.

The head of the presidency was Anže Logar, who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia.

Presidency trio

Political priorities

Political priorities of the Slovenian presidency of the council was:

• The resilience, recovery and strategic autonomy of the European Union,
• Conference on the Future of Europe,
• A union of the European way of life, the rule of law and equal criteria for all, and
• A credible and secure European Union, capable of ensuring security and stability in its neighbourhood

Presidents-in-Office of the Council

National government

• President of the Republic Borut Pahor
• Prime Minister Janez Janša
• President of the National Assembly Igor Zorčič

Permanent mission to the EU

Venues

Slovenian Presidency will be held at the following venues:

• Slovenia
  • Brdo Castle, Kranj
  • Brdo Congress Centre, Kranj
  • Presidential Palace, Ljubljana
  • National Assembly Building, Ljubljana
• Belgium
  • Justus Lipsius Building, Brussels
  • Europa Building, Brussels
  • European Parliament, Brussels
• Luxembourg
  • European Congress Centre, Luxembourg
• France
  • European Parliament, Strasbourg

References

1. Presidency of the Council of the European Union
2. Council of the European Union
3. 2021 Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union
4. Member state of the European Union
5. President of the European Union
6. 2024 Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
7. European Council
8. List of presidents of the institutions of the European Union
9. 2023 Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union
10. Institutions of the European Union
11. 2020 German Presidency of the Council of the European Union
12. General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
13. 2004 enlargement of the European Union
14. Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union
15. Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
16. President of the European Commission
17. List of ambassadors of the European Union
18. Flag of Europe
19. Public holidays in the European Union
20. Voting in the Council of the European Union