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Portugal held its first presidency from 1 January until 30 June 1992. Portugal is part of the 10th Presidency Trio, together with Germany and Slovenia, with which it is working in close trilateral cooperation. This trio is the first in the second cycle of presidencies. [1]
European Union: President of the European Council António Costa: S&D – PS: 1 December 2024: 8 years, 209 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, 81 days 2024 2019: 2029 — Non-voting member Republic of Austria: Chancellor ...
As a senior attaché in the Portuguese Permanent Representation to the EU and a member of the EU's economic policy committee from 1986 to 1992, he was engaged in European integration before becoming chief of staff of the Portuguese European Commissioner João de Deus Pinheiro from 1993 to 1999. [4]
Portugal: Party Party of European Socialists: Since 1 December 2024 Presidency of the Council of the European Union; Institution Council of the EU: The Presidency of the Council of the European Union (Council of Ministers) is rotated between member states every 6 months. The council is composed of the relevant national ministers depending on ...
The proposed election day, 9 June, conflicted with the Portugal Day holiday on 10 June, as well as with other several local holidays. The government feared that an election close to so many holidays would suppress turnout [7] and attempted to find a compromise with EU countries to find an alternative date, but, no unanimity was reached and the election was then expected to be held on 9 June.
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The voting method used, for the election of European members of parliament, is by proportional representation using the d'Hondt method, which is known to benefit leading parties. In the 2014 European Union elections, Portugal had 21 seats to be filled. Deputies are elected in a single constituency, corresponding to the entire national territory.
Permanent link; Page information; Cite this page; ... This is a list of the 21 members of the European Parliament for Portugal in the 2019 to 2024 session. Members of the