2019 Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
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The 2019 Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union was Romania's first Presidency of the Council of the European Union. It lasted from 1 January to 30 June 2019.[1]
Romania started preparations for taking over the presidency of the
On 9 May, during Europe Day, an informal summit in the Romanian city of Sibiu with the participation of the heads of state of all 27 EU member states and several other relevant European politicians took place. The priorities of the EU in the coming years were discussed and the so-called Sibiu Declaration was adopted. The summit also saw several bilateral meetings between various European leaders and politicians, as well as the meeting between Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and representatives of the Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania. The European heads of state received a warm welcome by the inhabitants of the city. The summit was praised afterwards by several European political figures.[3]
References
- ^ Stan, Maria (31 December 2018). "România preia de la 1 ianuarie 2019 președinția Consiliului UE. Care sunt principalele atribuții". Mediafax (in Romanian).
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- ^ "Sibiu summit: EU leaders stress unity but postpone important decisions for after the elections". Romania Insider. 11 May 2019.
- ^ Bucuraș, Ioan (22 June 2019). "Mulțumesc, Klaus! Mulțumesc, România!". The New Federalist.
External links
- Official website of the 2019 Romanian presidency
