For the 13th time, Belgium took up the presidency of all meetings of the Council of the EU between 1 January and 30 June, with the exception of those of the foreign affairs ministers, which will be presided over by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell.
This six-month period will be punctuated by an extraordinary meeting of the European Council on 1 February, a tripartite Social Summit on 20 March, Enrico Letta’s submission to the...