The Portuguese presidency takes over the EU chair from Germany this weekend, with a traditional getting-to-know-you, here's-our-agenda meeting between the 27 commissioners and Portuguese VIPs in Porto on Monday (1 July) and Tuesday.
Portugal has already said it wants to focus on "southern" issues such as African migration instead of "eastern" topics such as Russia, which characterised the German chairmanship. It also has to bring home the "Reform Treaty" ship via an intergovernmental c...
Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting member
Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.