Luxembourg begins EU Council Presidency

  01 July 2015    Read: 847
Luxembourg begins EU Council Presidency
Luxembourg has today taken over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Latvia for the second half of 2015.
Priorities of the Luxembourg Presidency include deepening the EU’s social dimension; managing migration and combining freedom, justice and security; revitalising the Single Market by focusing on its digital dimension; placing European competitiveness in a global, transparent framework; promoting sustainable development; strengthening the EU’s global presence; and stimulating investment to boost growth and employment.

The country will hand over the position to the Netherlands on 1 January 2016.

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