Slovenian EU Presidency
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Brdo’s new congress centre
Slovenia’s EU Presidency
From “A” Student to Class President
21.12.2007
The final preparations are underway. Gleaming new conference facilities are awaiting guests from across Europe. A new website has been launched to great fanfare. Media outlets are anticipating high-profile political visits, possibly even by George W. Bush. Thousands of administrators are completing final preparations for what will be one of the most demanding projects in Slovenia’s history. The country, commonly seen as the EU’s “A” student, is just days away from presiding over the 490-million strong organization – the first “new”, post-communist EU member to do so.
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EU Presidency
The Big Challenge
03.08.2007
Slovenia will become the first new member of the European Union to hold the rotating presidency of the block. The country will take over the role in 2008 and is eager to prove it is up to the task of managing the 27-nation group. -
European Parliament
Where Citizens Meet The EU
08.06.2007
If decision-making processes in the European Union can seem unwieldy even to its practitioners, one can only imagine how utterly complicated they can be for ordinary citizens. -
Tourism During the EU presidency
Final Preparations are Underway
25.04.2007
In only a few months, Europe will focus its attentions on Slovenia, the first new member state of the EU to preside over the EU Council. How far the preparations have come?