Portuguese Presidency: Striking Balance Between Unfinished Business And Leaving Its Own Mark – Analysis

By Nicoletta Pirozzi, Funda Tekin and Ilke Toygür*

On 1 January 2021 Germany handed over the Presidency of the Council of the EU to Portugal.^1 The Portuguese government will lead the third Presidency to be challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with a vaccine in sight and the reforms initiated during the German...