Meetings during the Presidency

During a Presidency of the EU many meetings are held at various levels, from working group meetings to ministerial meetings and meetings with countries outside the EU.

The country holding the Presidency leads the meetings of the European Council (i.e. the summits) and Council meetings at all levels. The relevant ministers for the issues to be dealt with meet in the Council of Ministers. The Committee of Permanent Representatives, Coreper, prepares the ministers' meetings. Before a matter reaches Coreper it has been discussed in one of the Council working groups, in which officials and experts from the Member States and the Commission participate. Some 3 300 different EU meetings are held in these groups over six months.

Meetings in Brussels and Luxembourg

Most meetings during the Swedish Presidency will be held in Brussels and Luxembourg. This includes Council working group and committee meetings, Coreper meetings, ministerial meetings and meetings with countries outside the EU.

Informal ministerial meetings in Sweden

Around one hundred Presidency meetings will be held in Sweden. Eleven of these are informal ministerial meetings, which will be held in seven different locations: Göteborg, Jönköping, Malmö, Stockholm, Umeå, Växjö and Åre.

Other Government meetings in Sweden

Alongside the informal ministerial meetings, 100 other meetings on the official calendar will be held in Sweden during the six months of the Presidency.

Other actors' meetings in Sweden

Meetings organised by other actors, such as government agencies, can also be included in the official calendar, as long as they fulfil certain criteria.

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