President Anastasiades sent wishes to Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala on occasion of the assumption of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in a post on his official Twitter account.
“Wishing the Czech Republic and Prime Minister @P_Fiala best of success in the assumption of the Presidency of the Council of the EU” Anastasiades tweeted, along with the Czech Presidency’s hashtags #CZPRES and #RethinkRebuildRepower.
Czechia will hold the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU from July 1st to December 31st 2022, taking from which held the Presidency during the first half of the year.
The next member state will be the third in the current presidency “trio” (three member states that coordinate their long term planning in the context of their presidencies). Sweden, which will hold the presidency during the first half of 2023.
The member state that holds the EU’s six-months Presidency is tasked with setting out the priorities of the Council of the EU and has a coordinating and symbolic role.
Source: Cyprus News Agency