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It has been described by some as the "President of the European Union" but a more common analogy is "Prime Minister of the European Union" given the style of position over a cabinet government. [2] [3] Current holder Ursula von der Leyen: Member State Germany: Party European People's Party: Since 1 December 2019 President of the European Parliament
January 1 - Czech Republic assumes the Presidency for the first time. [1]January 1 - Slovakia adopts the euro and becomes the 16th member of the Eurozone. [2] [3]January 1 - Deadline by which goods in all member states of the European Union must be sold in metric units (this has already been completed everywhere, except in the United Kingdom).
On 1 January 2009, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek became the President of the Council of the European Union. When Topolánek's cabinet lost a vote of no-confidence, he was replaced by Jan Fischer on 8 May 2009. Presidency went over to Sweden on 1 July 2009. [1]
European Council Decision 2009/881/EU of 1 December 2009 on the exercise of the Presidency of the Council Council Decision 2009/908/EU of 1 December 2009 laying down measures for the implementation of the European Council Decision on the exercise of the Presidency of the Council, and on the chairmanship of preparatory bodies of the Council
The President of the European Council is elected by its members through a qualified majority vote for a once-renewable term of two and a half years. Article 15 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) identifies his duties. It is the Heads of State or Government who vote for this office. [18]
From 1975 to 2009, the chair of the European Council was an unofficial position (often referred to as the president-in-office) held by the head of state or government of the member state holding the semiannually rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union at any given time.
This article describes the party affiliations of leaders of each member-state represented in the European Council during the year 2009. The list below gives the political party that each head of government , or head of state , belongs to at the national level, as well as the European political alliance to which that national party belongs.
This category is for articles about the European Union in the year 2009, not about individual member ... 2009 Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union; A.