EU Council | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk Edinburgh Europa Institute Tue, 10 Apr 2018 01:32:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/files/2015/03/European-Futures-Icon.png EU Council | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk 32 32 Slovakia’s EU Presidency: Migration, Brexit and More https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/slovakias-eu-presidency-migration-brexit-and-more/ Tue, 28 Jun 2016 08:30:43 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=3573 Karen Henderson When Slovakia takes up its first EU Council presidency at the start of July, it will face no shortage of challenges, not least the migration situation and the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, writes Karen Henderson. She comments that, although opposition parties would be happy to bring down the government during the presidency, …

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]]> The Netherlands: An Unexpectedly Turbulent EU Presidency https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/the-netherlands-an-unexpectedly-turbulent-eu-presidency/ Mon, 07 Dec 2015 08:00:09 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=2301 David Bokhorst Despite hopes for a low-keyed EU presidency next year, the Netherlands will find itself coordinating Council business on the many challenges and crises facing Europe at present, writes David Bokhorst. He argues that, although much of the agenda may be beyond their control, the Dutch will nevertheless pursue their strategic objectives, with a …

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