Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union, July to December 2022

Summary:

Information Guide providing an overview of the Czech presidency of the Council of the European Union, which runs from 1 July to 31 December 2022.

Further information:

Czechia joined the European Union (EU) in 2004 and this is the second occasion in which the country holds the rotating Council Presidency (previous occasion took place in 2009). The Czech Council Presidency is the second of a Presidency Trio also comprising France and Sweden. The motto of this Presidency is Europe as a Task: Rethink, Rebuild, Repower.

The main priorities of the Czech Presidency include:

• Managing the refugee crisis and Ukraine's post-war recovery;
• Energy security;
• Strengthening Europe's defence capabilities and cyberspace security;
• Strategic resilience of the European economy;
• Resilience of democratic institutions.

Commentary and Analysis

Trans-European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA): Recommendations from the members of the TEPSA network to the incoming Czech Presidency (May 2022) http://www.tepsa.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TEPSA-Recommendations-to-the-Czech-Presidency-final-1.pdf

IP Quarterly: Cover Section, 23/06/2022: “Ukraine Will Be One of the Key Priorities” https://ip-quarterly.com/en/ukraine-will-be-one-key-priorities

Institute of International & European Affairs (IIEA): Events, 27/06/2022: Priorities of the Czech Presidency of the EU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IATcMT3BZs

EUObserver: Opinion, 27/06/2022: Expect Czech EU presidency to downgrade V4 priorities https://euobserver.com/opinion/155268

Euronews, 30/06/2022: What are Prague's priorities during its six-month EU presidency? https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/06/30/what-are-pragues-priorities-during-its-six-month-eu-presidency

Wilson Center: Article, 30/06/2022: “Europe as a task” — Examining the Incoming Czech EU Presidency https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/europe-task-examining-incoming-czech-eu-presidency

International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP): News, 30/06/2022: A view from Brussels: Reflections on the incoming Czech Republic presidency https://iapp.org/news/a/a-view-from-brussels-reflections-on-the-incoming-czech-republic-presidency/

EPRS: Briefing, June 2022: Priority dossiers under the Czech EU Council Presidency https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2022)733572

Euro|topics, July 2022: Czech EU presidency begins https://www.eurotopics.net/en/284191/

Human Rights Watch (HRW): Dispatches, 01/07/2022: Czech Republic Should Ensure the Rule of Law is Central to EU Agenda https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/07/01/czech-republic-should-ensure-rule-law-central-eu-agenda

GSMA Europe: News, 01/07/2022: The GSMA warmly congratulates the Czech Government on assuming the Presidency of the Council of the European Union https://www.gsma.com/gsmaeurope/news/eu2022cz/

Amnesty International: News, 04/07/2022: Amnesty International recommendations to the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union https://www.amnesty.eu/news/amnesty-international-recommendations-to-the-czech-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-european-union/

European Consumer Organisation (BEUC): News, 05/07/2022: Czech Presidency of the EU: what priorities for consumers? https://www.beuc.eu/press-media/news-events/czech-presidency-eu-what-priorities-consumers

Friedrich Naumann Foundation: News, 05/07/2022: The Czech EU Council Presidency: Europe's Role in a Changing World https://www.freiheit.org/european-union/czech-eu-council-presidency-europes-role-changing-world

Heinrich Böll Foundation: Analysis, 07/07/2022: The Czech Presidency of the EU Council: Europe as a task https://eu.boell.org/en/2022/07/07/czech-presidency-eu-council-europe-task

European Views, 08/07/2022: Czech Presidency gives the EU a valuable opportunity to re-think ‘Farm to Fork’ https://www.european-views.com/2022/07/czech-presidency-gives-the-eu-a-valuable-opportunity-to-re-think-farm-to-fork/

European Policy Centre: Events, 08/07/2022: Policy Briefing - The Czech Republic’s priorities for the Presidency of the Council [via Youtube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEiY9Xd1R2E

Tax Foundation, 11/07/2022: Tax Files Under New Council of EU Presidency: Czechia https://taxfoundation.org/eu-presidency-czech-presidency/

Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP): News, 14/07/2022: Will the Czech Presidency speed up or slow down the implementation of the European Green Deal? https://ieep.eu/news/will-the-czech-presidency-speed-up-or-slow-down-the-implementation-of-the-european-green-deal

Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), 19/07/2022: How a Ponytailed, Dreadlocked Czech May Reshape EU Tech Policy https://cepa.org/article/how-a-ponytailed-dreadlocked-czech-may-reshape-eu-tech-policy/

Public Matters: News, 20/07/2022: EU Presidency of the Czech Republic: ‘Crisis President’ https://publicmatters.nl/en/actueel/eu-presidency-of-the-czech-republic-crisis-president/

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News

Radio Prague: Project: Czech Presidency of the EU Council: July 1 – December 31, 2022 https://english.radio.cz/czech-presidency-eu-council-july-1-december-31-2022-8754502

Politico: POLITICO’s Guide to the Czech EU Presidency https://www.politico.eu/special-report/politicos-guide-to-the-czech-eu-presidency/

Deutsche Welle, 30/06/2022: Czech Republic assumes EU Council presidency with confidence and ambition https://p.dw.com/p/4DRLw

France24, 30/06/2022: Czechs take over EU presidency braced for 'bad weather' https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220630-czechs-take-over-eu-presidency-braced-for-bad-weather

Le Monde, 01/07/2022: Prague takes over EU presidency from Paris without making promises to Macron https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2022/07/01/prague-takes-over-eu-presidency-from-paris-without-making-promises-to-macron_5988626_4.html

EUObserver, 01/07/2022: Czech presidency to fortify EU embrace of Ukraine https://euobserver.com/eu-political/155401

RFI News, 01/07/2022: Czechs take over European Presidency from France as war rages at EU's doorstep https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20220701-czechs-take-over-european-presidency-from-france-as-war-rages-at-eu-s-doorstep

Delano, 01/07/2022: Czechia takes over EU council presidency amid crisis https://delano.lu/article/czech-republic-in-for-a-counci

EurActiv, 18/07/2022: Czech Presidency takes EU countries’ temperature on bloc reforms https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/czech-presidency-takes-eu-countries-temperature-on-bloc-reforms-2/

Kathimerini, 05/09/2022: Czech Republic condemns Erdogan’s remarks https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1192548/czech-republic-condemns-erdogans-remarks/

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Official

Official Website of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union (2022) https://czech-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/

Czech Government: Presidency of the Czech Republic in the Council of the EU https://www.vlada.cz/en/evropske-zalezitosti/predsednictvi-cr-v-rade-eu/presidency-to-the-eu-23295/

Official Website of the Parliamentary Dimension of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union https://parleu2022.cz/

EFTA: News, 28/06/2022: EFTA holds reception for incoming Czech Presidency https://www.efta.int/EEA/news/EFTA-holds-reception-incoming-Czech-Presidency-530511

European Council: Remarks by President Charles Michel after his meeting in Prague with Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala (30 June 2022) https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/06/30/remarks-by-president-charles-michel-after-his-meeting-in-prague-with-prime-minister-of-the-czech-republic-petr-fiala/

S&D EP Group: Newsroom, 30/06/2022: S&Ds urge Czech Presidency to put social issues at the top of their agenda https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/sds-urge-czech-presidency-put-social-issues-top-their-agenda

European Parliament: Press Release, 06/07/2022: MEPs discussed priorities of the Czech Presidency with Prime Minister Fiala https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220701IPR34362/

European Commission: Statement by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with President Metsola and Prime Minister Fiala on the presentation of the programme of activities of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU (6 July 2022) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_22_4346

UN IOM: EU Regional Office: News, 07/07/2022: IOM Issues Migration Recommendations to the Czech EU Presidency https://eea.iom.int/news/iom-issues-migration-recommendations-czech-eu-presidency

European Parliament: Press Release, 06/09/2022: Czech Presidency outlines priorities to EP committees https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220711IPR35010/

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Wikipedia: 2022 Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Czech_Presidency_of_the_Council_of_the_European_Union

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