Publication
Feb 2011
On 1 January 2011, Hungary, the third member of the European Union to join the club in 2004, took over the presidency of the Council of the European Union. This represents the first presidency of a newer member state under Lisbon Treaty rules. After the new treaty entered into force on 1 December 2009, all rotating presidencies are, in a sense, first time presidencies. Their relative success now depends more on administrative ability than political leadership.
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Author | Piotr Maciej Kaczyński |
Series | CEPS Policy Briefs |
Issue | 232 |
Publisher | Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) |
Copyright | © 2011 Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) |