The Danish EU Presidency

On 1 January 2012, Denmark assumed the EU Presidency. It means by and large that the Danish Government will chair and plan the work in the Council among 27 EU Member States’ governments – ministers and officials. The Council is the institution in the EU where EU Member States’ governments meet to negotiate and discuss EU policies.

The Member State holding the EU Presidency faces a huge and demanding task. In essence, the main task of the Member State holding the Presidency is to set the agenda in the EU and act as the driving force in the processing of EU matters. It means that the Presidency is to plan and chair the meetings of EU Member States’ ministers, etc. in the Council and all the working teams with officials connected with the Council.

Parliamentary Meetings and Conferences

During the six months of the Danish Presidency, the Danish Parliament will be host to over 1000 parliamentarians from the 27 member states of the Union as well as the 5 candidate countries. To find information about the parliamentary meetings and conferences, click on the link below.

Parliamentary meetings and conferences

The Danish Parliament's EU Information Center

To learn more about the Danish EU Presidency, please go to the website of the Danish Parliament's EU Information Center.

The website of the EU Information Center

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