Gateway to the Irish Presidency: Leadership in a changing Europe | Irish Pre-Presidency Conference
From 1 July to 31 December 2026, Ireland will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU). To discuss the aims and priorities of the incoming Presidency, as well as the EU’s most challenging policy areas, the Irish Pre-Presidency Conference (PPC), Gateway to the Irish Presidency: Leadership in a Changing Europe, took […]
“Reshaping Europe in an age of uncertainty” | Cypriot Pre-Presidency Conference | Nicosia, 30-31 October 2025
On 1 January 2026, Cyprus will succeed Denmark in holding the presidency of the Council of the European Union. Faced with the continuous threat of democratic backsliding across Europe and a tumultuous relationship with the United States (US), the European Union (EU) will be confronted with a number of serious challenges in the first semester […]
“Europe in Action: Building Security Together” | Danish Pre-Presidency Conference
On 1 July 2025, Denmark will take over the reins of the Council of the European Union, holding the rotating presidency for the eighth time. Like Poland, which precedes it in the presidency, Denmark has strong credentials as a security power, and takes over the rotating presidency at a key moment when the foundations of […]
“Securing Europe’s Future” | Polish Pre-Presidency Conference
On 1 January 2025, Poland will take over the reins of the Council of the European Union, holding the Rotating Presidency for the second time since its accession to the European Union in 2004. With the new Commission on its way to being fully operational, and approaching the end of a politically charged Hungarian Presidency, […]
Hungarian Pre-Presidency Conference, Budapest, 13-14 June 2024
On 1 July 2024, Hungary will take over the reins of the Council of the European Union, holding the Rotating Presidency for the second time since its accession to the European Union twenty years ago, in May 2004. In 2024, the year of European elections, a new Strategic Agenda, a new Commission mandate, as well […]
Belgian Pre-Presidency Conference, Brussels, 23-24 November 2023
On January 1, Belgium will come to hold the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union. For the following six months, it will hold a position with which the country is already familiar. As one of the six founding countries which kicked the European project off in the 1950s, Belgium has held the reins […]
Spanish Pre-Presidency Conference, Madrid, 1-2 June 2023
On July 1, Sweden handed over the Rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union to Spain, which will hold its reins for the fifth time since its accession to the then-European Community back in 1986. During the second half of 2023, Spain will have to steer the EU through troubled waters, making the […]
Swedish Pre-Presidency Conference, Stockholm, 1-2 December 2022
On 1 January 2023, Czechia will hand over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union to Sweden, which holds its reigns once again, for the third time following previous tenures in 2001 and 2009. During the first half of 2023, the Swedish Presidency has to sail through troubled waters to address some of […]
Czech Pre-Presidency Conference, Prague, 23-24 May 2022
On 1 July 2022, France handed over the Presidency of the Council of the EU to Czechia, which holds its reigns once again, for the second time since becoming an EU Member State in 2004. During the second half of 2022, the Czech Presidency has to sail through troubled waters to address some of the […]
French Pre-Presidency Conference, Paris, 9-10 December 2021
On 1 January 2022, Slovenia will hand over the Presidency of the Council of the EU to France, which will hold its reigns once again, as it has done on multiple occasions since the rotating presidency was introduced. During the next six months, the French Presidency will have to sail through troubled waters to address […]
Slovenian Pre-Presidency Conference, Online, 17-18 June 2021
On 1 July 2021, Portugal will hand over the Presidency of the Council of the EU to Slovenia, which will hold its reigns for the second time since its accession to the EU in 2004. During the next six months, the Slovenian Presidency will have to sail through troubled waters to address some of the […]
German Pre-Presidency Conference, Online, 25-26 June 2020
TEPSA and its German member, Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP), organised the German EU Pre-Presidency Conference “Shaping the Future of Europe” on 25-26 June 2020. In the midst of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis, Germany will assume the Presidency of the EU Council on 1 July 2020. The aim of the TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conference is to […]
Portuguese Pre-Presidency Conference, Online, 26-27 November 2020
TEPSA and its Portuguese member, Portuguese Institute of International Relations (IPRI), organised the Portuguese Pre-Presidency Conference on 26-27 November 2020. In the midst of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis, Portugal will assume the Presidency of the EU Council on 1 January 2021. The aim of the TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conference is to bring together researchers from the EU […]
Croatian Presidency Conference, Zagreb, 28-29 November 2019
TEPSA and its Croatian member, the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), organised the Croatian EU Pre-Presidency Conference “Europe at a Crossroads” on 28-29 November 2019. Croatia will assume the Presidency of the EU Council on 1 January 2020. This will be the first Presidency since the country joined the EU in 2013. It […]
Finnish Pre-Presidency Conference, Helsinki, 6-7 June 2019
TEPSA and its Finnish member the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) organised the TEPSA 2019 Finnish Pre-Presidency Conference on 6-7 June 2019. Finland will assume the Presidency of the EU Council on 1 July 2019. The third Finnish Council Presidency will take place right after the EU elections, and it will coincide with the process […]
Romanian Pre-Presidency Conference, Bucharest, 22-23 November 2018
On the occasion of the Romanian EU Council Presidency starting on January 1st 2019, TEPSA held its traditional Pre-Presidency Conference in Bucharest, Romania, on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 November 2018. The conference is organised by the Romanian Center for European Policies (CRPE) and TEPSA, with the support of: the Europe for Citizens Programme of the European Union, the […]
Austrian Pre-Presidency Conference, Vienna, 7-8 June 2018
On 7-8 June 2018, TEPSA and its Austrian member, the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), organised TEPSA’s traditional Pre-Presidency Conference (PPC) in Vienna, Austria, ahead of the 2018 Austrian Presidency of the EU Council. The Austrian Society for European Politics, TEPSA’s associate member, also contributed to the event. The full conference report can be downloaded here. A short video about […]
Bulgarian Pre-Presidency Conference, Sofia, 30 November-1 December 2017
On the occasion of the Bulgarian EU Council Presidency starting on January 1st 2018, TEPSA held its traditional Pre-Presidency Conference in Sofia, Bulgaria on Thursday 30 November and Friday 1 December 2017. Please scroll down to download the full report. […]
Estonian Pre-Presidency Conference, Tallinn, 15-16 June 2017
On the occasion of the Estonian EU Council Presidency starting on July 1st 2017, TEPSA held its traditional Pre-Presidency Conference in Tallinn, Estonia on Thursday 15 and Friday 16 June 2017. The […]
Maltese Pre-Presidency Conference, Valletta, 10-11 November 2016
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 and Friday 11 November 2016. The Conference, organised in cooperation with and hosted by the Institute for European Studies of the University of Malta, was part of the long-standing tradition […]
Dutch Pre-Presidency Conference, The Hague, November 2015
The Pre-Presidency conference for the upcoming Dutch presidency of the Council of the European Union took place on 19 and 20 November 2015 in The Hague, the Netherlands. The conference was organised by the Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’ in cooperation with the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), and with the support of the Dutch […]
Luxembourg Pre-Presidency Conference, Luxembourg, 4-5 June 2015
Founding member of the European communities and seat of European institutions since 1952, Luxembourg has proven its sound European spirit over the last 11 presidencies it assumed. In 2015, the Luxembourg Presidency will have to face tough challenges. On June 4 and 5 2015, the Centre d’Etudes et de Recherche Européenne Robert Schuman in cooperation with the […]
Slovak Pre-Presidency Conference, Bratislava, 2-3 June 2016
On the occasion of the first Slovak EU Council Presidency starting on 1st July 2016, TEPSA in cooperation with the Institute of European Studies and International Relations of Comenius University organised its traditional Pre-Presidency Conference in Bratislava, on 2 and 3 June 2016. The conference was part of the long-standing tradition of TEPSA’s Pre-Presidency Conferences (PPCs), which take place twice a year in the capital […]
Latvian Pre-Presidency Conference, Riga, 4-5 December 2014
On 4-5 December 2014, LIIA organised the TEPSA Pre-Presidency conference “Moving the Union Forward: Involvement, Growth, Sustainability” in cooperation with the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) and the THESEUS Project, with generous support of the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung and the European Commission Representation in Latvia. The conference brought together more than 40 leading experts […]
Italian Pre-Presidency Conference, Rome, 24-25 March 2014
The TEPSA Pre-Presidency Conference was held in 24 and 25 March in Rome before the 2014 elections to the European Parliament. Growth, employment and immigration top the agenda of Italy’s EU presidency. IAI with TEPSA have prepared a background paper assessing these and other challenges and presented a series of recommendations to the Italian foreign ministry. European […]
Greek Pre-Presidency Conference, Athens, 10-11 October 2013
TEPSA and Greek Centre of European Studies and Research (EKEME) organised a Pre-Presedency Conference in Athens in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece between 10 and 11 October 2013. Among the speakers were: Maria Damanaki, Member of the European Commission, Εvangelos Venizelos, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs, Theodoros Sotiropoulos, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Greece […]
Lithuanian Pre-Presidency Conference, Vilnius, 4-5 July 2013
The TEPSA Lithuanian Pre-Presidency conference was held on July 4th, 2013 in Vilnius. The next day the General Assembly gathering the TEPSA Members took place. The Conference concentrated on the main priorities of Lithuanian EU Presidency covering the EU Eastern Partnership Policy, the common energy policy, European economic governance reforms and challenges of differentiation in the EU. Participants from Lithuanian governmental […]
Irish Pre-Presidency Conference, Dublin, 22-23 November 2012
The Irish Pre-Presidency Conference was organised by the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) and took place on 22 – 23 November 2012 in Dublin. The Conference notably included panels on the Internal and External Security of the Union, Economic Governance in Europe, Building a Smart and Green Economy, the Future of Europe and […]
Cypriot Pre-Presidency Conference, Nicosia, 14-15 June 2012
The Cypriot Pre-Presidency Conference took place on 14 and 15 June 2012 at the New Campus of the University of Cyprus in Nicosia. It was organised by KIMEDE (Cyprus Institute of Mediterranean European and International Studies, in cooperation with the Erasmus Academic Network LISBOAN, the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), the Cypriot Presidency of […]
Danish Pre-Presidency Conference, Copenhagen, 8-9 December 2011
The Danish Pre-Presidency Conference was organised by the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) in Copenhagen last 8-9 December. The Opening Plenary Session presented the Priorities of the Danish Presidency and the Presidency Recommendations by TEPSA. The Conference notably included the following panels: Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy, Differentiated Membership of the EU, The […]
Polish Pre-Presidency Conference, Warsaw, 30 June-1 July 2011
Last Thursday 30 June and Friday 1 July 2011, the College of Europe Natolin (Warsaw) campus hosted the Pre-Presidency Conference on the “Priorities of the Polish presidency of the European Union”. The conference was organized by members of the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), the European Institute Łódź and the College of Europe, in […]
Hungarian Pre-Presidency Conference, Budapest, 2-3 December 2010
Given the incoming Hungarian Council Presidency starting in January 2011, the Institute for World Economics and TEPSA in cooperation with THESEUS organised the Pre-presidency Conference, which took place in Budapest on 2-3 December 2010. This conference entitled Entering the New Decade: New Challenges and Priorities of the EU under the Hungarian Council Presidency (2011) brought […]
Belgian Pre-Presidency Conference, Brussels, 20-21 May 2010
«Future Prospects for the Belgian Presidency of the EU: Global Challenges in a New Institutional Era» The conference brought together senior scholars and high level practitioners from across Europe to focus on the 2010 Belgian Presidency of the European Union after the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. The Belgian Presidency was analysed in the light […]
Historic Pre-Presidency Conferences
TEPSA organizes a Pre-Presidency Conference every six months in the country taking over the Presidency of the EU. This contributes to a multidisciplinary, transeuropean and informed debate on key issues and provides the opportunity to interact with EU policy makers in defining priorities. The Swedish Presidency 2009: Finding Solidarity in the Face of Crises The […]