Council of the EU presidencies between 2016 and 2030
The presidency of the Council is a rotating one. It alternates between the 27 EU member states every six months. During this six-month period, the presidency chairs meetings at every level in the Council, helping to ensure the continuity of the EU's work in the Council. Below is the list of the previous presidencies (since 2016) and the future ones (up to 2030), according to the European Council.
Presidencies Already Held (January 2016 – December 2025)
- Netherlands: from January to June 2016
- Slovakia: from July to December 2016
- Malta: from January to June 2017
- Estonia: from July to December 2017
- Bulgaria: from January to June 2018
- Austria: from July to December 2018
- Romania: from January to June 2019
- Finland: from July to December 2019
- Croatia: from January to June 2020
- Germany: from July to December 2020
- Portugal: from January to June 2021
- Slovenia: from July to December 2021
- France: from January to June 2022
- Czech Republic: from July to December 2022
- Sweden: from January to June 2023
- Spain: from July to December 2023
- Belgium: from January to June 2024
- Hungary: from July to December 2024
- Poland: from January to June 2025
- Denmark: from July to December 2025
Upcoming Presidencies (2026 – 2030)
- Cyprus: from January to June 2026
- Ireland: from July to December 2026
- Lithuania: from January to June 2027
- Greece: from July to December 2027
- Italy: from January to June 2028
- Latvia: from July to December 2028
- Luxembourg: from January to June 2029
- Netherlands: from July to December 2029
- Slovakia: from January to June 2030
- Malta: from July to December 2030