Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union 1992

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The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 1992 was Portugal’s first term leading the EU’s main decision-making body, during which it helped steer the Union’s agenda in the early post-Maastricht period.

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instanceOf Presidency of the Council of the European Union
rotating EU Council presidency
appliesToJurisdiction European Communities
European Union
chronologicalPosition first Portuguese term leading the Council of the European Union
continent Europe
countryHoldingPresidency Portugal
diplomaticFunction mediating between member states in Council negotiations
representing the Council in international fora
endTime 1992-06-30
followedBy United Kingdom Presidency of the Council of the European Union 1992
follows Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union 1991
governingBody Council of the European Union
hasCharacteristic held by a single member state
rotating every six months
hasMeetingType European Council meetings
linked to: European Council

sectoral Council meetings
hasObjective advancing European integration after Maastricht Treaty
coordinating policies among EC member states
preparing for Maastricht Treaty ratification by member states
hasPolicyArea economic policy coordination
external relations of the European Communities
preparation for Economic and Monetary Union
single market
hasRole chairing Council configurations
representing the Council in relations with other EU institutions
steering EU legislative agenda
hasTemporalLocation early 1990s
historicalSignificance contributed to shaping the EU agenda immediately after the Maastricht Treaty
first time Portugal led the EU’s main decision-making body
isFirstPresidencyOf Portugal
languageUsed English
French
Portuguese
legalBasis Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
linked to: Treaty of Rome

Treaty on European Union
locatedIn Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium

Luxembourg
Portugal
memberStateCount 12
partOf Council of the European Union
partOfSeries Presidencies of the Council of the European Union
precededByEvent signing of the Maastricht Treaty
startTime 1992-01-01
supervises Council working parties and committees
temporalContext post-Maastricht period

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Centro Cultural de Belém significantEvent Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union 1992