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Greece’s Past EU Presidencies

20 Nov, 2013

The Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which begins on 1 January 2014, is Greece’s fifth since its accession to the then European Economic Community (EEC), in 1981. In contrast to the previous Presidency – from January to June 2003 – which added another milestone in the EU’s enlargement process with the accession of 10 new member states, the next one comes at a turning point, as most of Europe has been grappling with years of financial and economic crisis, recession and unemployment.

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Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos met with his Romanian counterpart ahead of the upcoming Greek presidency of the EU (Athens, 15.11.2013)

19 Nov, 2013

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos met with Romania’s Foreign Minister Titus Corlăţean, in Athens, on 15 November 2013.

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Seven points about the provisional website

15 Nov, 2013

The provisional website of the upcoming Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union will function until the end of December 2013, when it will be replaced by its final version.

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Greek PM Samaras at European leaders Conference on youth unemployment (Paris, 12.11.2013)

12 Nov, 2013

Upon the invitation of French President François Hollande, twenty four European leaders participated, on Tuesday 12 November 2013, at a Conference in Paris in order to discuss the issue of youth unemployment, which has been pointed out as one of the most pressing problems that Europe currently faces.

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Priorities of the Greek presidency to be discussed at the Breakfast Policy Briefing of the EPC (Brussels, 29.11.2013)

06 Nov, 2013

Ambassador Theodoros Sotiropoulos, Permanent Representative of Greece to the European Union has been invited to discuss the priorities of the Greek Presidency of the EU on Friday, 29 November 2013 in Brussels, during the Breakfast Policy Briefing, organised by the prestigious think tank European Policy Centre (EPC). Janis Emmanouilidis, Director of Studies at the EPC will be among the speakers.

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Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Malta and Italy for joint action on illegal immigration

21 Oct, 2013

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras visited Malta and Italy on Monday 21 October 2013 as part of an initiative focusing on illegal immigration. His visit was held in the light of the upcoming Greek EU Presidency in January 2014, to be followed by the Italian one on the second semester of 2014.

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Tepsa Pre-presidency Conference, Athens 10-11.10.2013

12 Oct, 2013

The pre-presidency Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) conference, organized in view of the upcoming Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union by TEPSA and the Greek Centre of European Studies and Research (EKEME), with the support of the European Commission Representation in Greece, was held in Athens between 10 and 11 October 2013 under the title “To overcome the crisis, the EU must move ahead”.

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Greek Cabinet approves Presidency’s top priorities

01 Aug, 2013

In a period when unemployment has reached record-high rates in most EU member-states, affecting especially the young, growth cannot but figure as a matter of overriding importance for the Greek Presidency.

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Presidency visual identity wins European prize!

27 May, 2013

“Our proposed logo resembled a sailboat in full sail, formed from the initials of the European Union suggesting that EU citizens are sailing together towards a common future.”

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