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This is a list of presidents of the institutions of the European Union (EU). Each of the institutions is headed by a president or a presidency, with some being more prominent than others. Both the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission are sometimes wrongly termed the President of the European Union. Most ...
The Treaty of Lisbon reduced the importance of the Presidency significantly by officially separating the European Council from the Council of the European Union. Simultaneously it split the foreign affairs Council configuration from the General Affairs configuration and created the position of High Representative of the Union for Foreign ...
They entered the Schengen area and became the 23rd European union member to do so, and the 27th states to accede to the union overall [2] 4 January – Internet privacy regulators in Ireland fine Meta Platforms €390 million for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation on Facebook and Instagram .
Spain held the presidency of the Council of the European Union during the second half of 2023. [1] The presidency was the first of three presidencies making up a presidency trio, followed by the presidency of Belgium, and scheduled to be followed by that of Hungary. [2] It was the fifth time Spain had held the presidency. [1]
The official title President of the European Union (or President of Europe) does not exist, but there are a number of presidents of European Union institutions, including: the President of the European Council (since 1 December 2024, António Costa) the President of the European Commission (since 1 December 2019, Ursula von der Leyen)
2023 elections in the European Union; ← 2022: 2023: ... EU Party President after Party EU Party Czech Republic: 13–14 January 27–28 January: Miloš Zeman: SPO:
European Union: President of the European Council António Costa: S&D – PS: 1 December 2024: 8 years, 147 days [b] 2024 2027 — Non-voting member European Union: President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen: EPP – CDU: 1 December 2019: 5 years, 19 days 2024 2019: 2029 — Non-voting member Republic of Austria: Chancellor Karl ...
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]