EU Presidency

The Presidency of the Council of the European Union rotates every six months. It is the responsibility of the Presidency to ensure that the Council makes decisions on issues that fall within its competence. The Presidency has three main responsibilities: it chairs the work and meetings of the Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER) and some 200 other committees and working groups; it drafts the agendas for the meetings; and it chairs European Councils or EU Summits. It is also the Presidency's responsibility to represent EU Member States in dealings with other EU institutions, in particular the European Commission and the European Parliament. In addition, the Presidency, together with the European Commission, represents the European Union on the international stage. France took over the EU Presidency on 1 July 2008.

The link address is: http://www.eu2008.fr/