Calendar of EU presidencies
- Belgian EU Presidency flag at Genval, September 2001 (Photo: Lisbeth Kirk)
EU presidencies change twice a year.
2003: Greece and Italy
2004: Ireland and the Netherlands
2005: Luxembourg and United Kingdom
2006: Austria and Finland
2007: Germany and Portugal
2008: Slovenia and France
2009: Czech Republic and France
2010: Spain and Belgium
2011: Hungary and Poland
2012: Denmark and Cyprus
2013: Ireland and Lithuania
2014: Greece and Italy
2015: Latvia and Luxembourg
2016: The Nederlands and Slovakia
2017: Malta and the United Kingdom
Notes
The proposition for the EU Constitution proposes establishing a post of permanent president of the European Council, a so-called "European Council President". Further more, the present rotation system will be changed to a system of team presidencies composed of three countries. But each Member State will still preside over most councils for 6 months.
Links
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?lang=EN
