President Anastasiades wished the Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala good luck on the occasion of his assumption of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, he said in a post on his Twitter account.
"I wish the Czech Republic and Prime Minister @P_Fiala every success in assuming the Presidency of the Council of the EU," the President of the Republic said, adding to the post the Czech and EU flags and the Presidency hashtag #CZPRES and #RethinkRebuildRepower.
The Czech Republic takes over the six-month rotating Presidency of the EU Council from 1 July to 31 December 2022, taking over the reins from France which held the Presidency for the first half of 2022.
This will be followed by the third country in the "trio" of presidency (a format under which three Member States coordinate their long-term planning), Sweden, which will hold the Presidency in the first half of 2023.
The Member State holding the Presidency is responsible for setting the priorities of the EU Council of Ministers, and has a coordinating and symbolic role.
Source: CNA
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