Ad
Spain's elections will take place just three weeks after the country assumes the six-month rotating EU presidency (Photo: European Union)

Spanish PM to delay EU presidency speech due to snap election

The Spanish government has officially requested to postpone the presentation of its upcoming EU presidency priorities in the European Parliament's plenary chamber until September.

The presentation and a debate with MEPs over the programme of the council's rotating presidency were initially scheduled to take place on 13 July in Strasbourg — a few days before the Spanish national elections.

But on Friday (2 June), Madrid said that it had informed the communication department of th...

Get EU news that matters

Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting member

Already a member? Login here

Author Bio

Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

Spain's elections will take place just three weeks after the country assumes the six-month rotating EU presidency (Photo: European Union)

Tags

Author Bio

Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

Ad

Related articles

Ad
Ad