Recommendations to Rotating Presidencies

TEPSA formulates recommendations to the Council Presidencies before they take office. TEPSA recommendations are formally presented to representatives and high-level officials of the incoming Presidency at the TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conferences. TEPSA recommendations are formulated by experts from the TEPSA network, without necessarily representing the views of TEPSA or its Member Institutes.

A new set of TEPSA Recommendations were presented to the incoming Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU during the Cypriot Pre-Presidency Conference on 30-31 October 2025. These recommendations form part of a long history of interaction between TEPSA and the Council Presidencies, starting with the first Pre-Presidency Conference in 1974. They have been circulated to key policy-makers in the Ministries, and were discussed in depth at the PPC. You can learn more about the conference below, and be sure to say tuned to TEPSA’s channels for more!

Learn about the latest Recommendations

The recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Cypriot Presidency which were presented on the occasion of the Cypriot Pre-Presidency Conference. You can read more by clicking below, and read historic TEPSA recommendations at the bottom of this page!

Most Recent Editions

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Cypriot presidency

Prior to the regular TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conferences, TEPSA has a tradition of formulating recommendations to present to the incoming Council presidency. At the Cypriot Pre-...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Danish Presidency

Prior to the regular TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conferences, TEPSA has a tradition of formulating recommendations to present to the incoming Council presidency. At the Danish P...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Polish Presidency

Prior to the regular TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conferences, TEPSA has a tradition of formulating recommendations to present to the incoming Council presidency. At the Polish Pre-Pr...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Hungarian Presidency

Prior to the regular TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conferences, TEPSA has a tradition of formulating recommendations to present to the incoming Council Presidency. At the Hungarian Pre...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Belgian Presidency

Prior to the regular TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conferences, TEPSA has a tradition of formulating recommendations to present to the incoming Council Presidency. At the Belgian Pre-P...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Spanish Presidency

Prior to the regular TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conferences, TEPSA has a tradition of formulating recommendations to present to the incoming Council Presidency. At the Spanish ...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Swedish Presidency

Prior to the regular TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conferences, TEPSA has a tradition of formulating recommendations to present to the incoming Council Presidency. At the Swedish ...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Czech Presidency

Prior to the regular TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conferences, TEPSA has a tradition of formulating recommendations to present to the incoming Council Presidency. At the Czech Pr...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the French Presidency

Prior to the regular TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conferences, TEPSA has a tradition of formulating recommendations to present to the incoming Council Presidency. At the French P...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Slovenian Presidency

Prior to the regular TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conferences, TEPSA has a tradition of formulating recommendations to present to the incoming Council Presidency. In advance of the up...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Portuguese Presidency

During the first plenary session of the Portuguese Pre-Presidency Conference, TEPSA presented a set of recommendations to the Portuguese Presidency as represented by Amba...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the German Presidency

Prior to the regular TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conferences, TEPSA has a tradition of formulating recommendations to present to the incoming Council Presidency. In advance of the up...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Croatian Presidency

The Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) has a tradition of formulating recommendations to the incoming Council Presidency. You can now read the recommendatio...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Finnish Presidency

The Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) has a tradition of formulating recommendations to the incoming Council Presidency. Mario Kölling and Ignacio Molina (Elca...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Romanian Presidency

The Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) has a tradition of formulating recommendations to the incoming Council Presidency. Katrin Böttger (Institut für Europäisc...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Austrian Presidency

During its Pre Presidency Conferences, TEPSA has developed a longstanding tradition of formulating recommendations to to high-level officials of the government concerned of th...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Bulgarian Presidency

TEPSA has developed a longstanding tradition of formulating recommendations to to high-level officials of the government concerned of the incoming Council Presidency. You c...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Estonian Presidency

TEPSA has developed a longstanding tradition of formulating recommendations to to high-level officials of the government concerned of the incoming Council Presidency. You c...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Maltese Presidency

On the occasion of the first Maltese EU Council Presidency starting on January 1st 2017, TEPSA held its traditional Pre-Presidency Conference in Valletta on Thursday 10 a...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Slovak Presidency

The Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) has the tradition to formulate recommendations to the incoming Council Presidency. These recommendations have been prepar...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Dutch Presidency

The Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) has the tradition to formulate recommendations to the incoming Council Presidency. You can now read the recommendatio...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Luxembourg Presidency

TEPSA has developed a longstanding tradition of formulating recommendations to to high-level officials of the government concerned of the incoming Council Presidency. You c...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Latvian Presidency

TEPSA has developed a longstanding tradition of formulating recommendations to to high-level officials of the government concerned of the incoming Council Presidency. You c...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Italian Presidency

TEPSA has developed a longstanding tradition of formulating recommendations to to high-level officials of the government concerned of the incoming Council Presidency. You c...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Irish Presidency

TEPSA has developed a longstanding tradition of formulating recommendations to to high-level officials of the government concerned of the incoming Council Presidency. You c...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Greek Presidency

TEPSA has developed a longstanding tradition of formulating recommendations to to high-level officials of the government concerned of the incoming Council Presidency. You c...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Lithuanian Presidency 

TEPSA has developed a longstanding tradition of formulating recommendations to to high-level officials of the government concerned of the incoming Council Presidency. You c...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Danish Presidency

TEPSA has developed a longstanding tradition of formulating recommendations to to high-level officials of the government concerned of the incoming Council Presidency. Brend...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Cypriot Presidency

TEPSA has developed a longstanding tradition of formulating recommendations to to high-level officials of the government concerned of the incoming Council Presidency. You c...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Polish Presidency

TEPSA has developed a longstanding tradition of formulating recommendations to to high-level officials of the government concerned of the incoming Council Presidency. You c...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Hungarian Presidency

TEPSA has developed a longstanding tradition of formulating recommendations to to high-level officials of the government concerned of the incoming Council Presidency. You c...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Belgian Presidency (2010)

TEPSA has developed a longstanding tradition of formulating recommendations to to high-level officials of the government concerned of the incoming Council Presidency. You c...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Spanish Presidency (2009)

TEPSA has developed a longstanding tradition of formulating recommendations to to high-level officials of the government concerned of the incoming Council Presidency. You c...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Swedish Presidency (2009)

TEPSA has developed a longstanding tradition of formulating recommendations to to high-level officials of the government concerned of the incoming Council Presidency. You c...

Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Czech Presidency (2008)

TEPSA has developed a longstanding tradition of formulating recommendations to to high-level officials of the government concerned of the incoming Council Presidency. You c...