Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union 1992
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The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 1992 was Portugal’s first term leading the EU’s main decision-making body, during which it helped steer the Union’s agenda in the early post-Maastricht period.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Presidency of the Council of the European Union
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rotating EU Council presidency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
European Communities
NERFINISHED
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European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | first Portuguese term leading the Council of the European Union ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryHoldingPresidency | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diplomaticFunction |
mediating between member states in Council negotiations
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representing the Council in international fora ⓘ |
| endTime | 1992-06-30 ⓘ |
| followedBy | United Kingdom Presidency of the Council of the European Union 1992 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union 1991 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Council of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
held by a single member state
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rotating every six months ⓘ |
| hasMeetingType |
European Council meetings
NERFINISHED
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sectoral Council meetings ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
advancing European integration after Maastricht Treaty
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coordinating policies among EC member states ⓘ preparing for Maastricht Treaty ratification by member states ⓘ |
| hasPolicyArea |
economic policy coordination
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external relations of the European Communities NERFINISHED ⓘ preparation for Economic and Monetary Union ⓘ single market ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chairing Council configurations
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representing the Council in relations with other EU institutions ⓘ steering EU legislative agenda ⓘ |
| hasTemporalLocation | early 1990s ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to shaping the EU agenda immediately after the Maastricht Treaty
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first time Portugal led the EU’s main decision-making body ⓘ |
| isFirstPresidencyOf | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
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French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
NERFINISHED
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Treaty on European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brussels, Belgium
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surface form:
Brussels
Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal ⓘ |
| memberStateCount | 12 ⓘ |
| partOf | Council of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Presidencies of the Council of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByEvent | signing of the Maastricht Treaty ⓘ |
| startTime | 1992-01-01 ⓘ |
| supervises | Council working parties and committees ⓘ |
| temporalContext | post-Maastricht period ⓘ |
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Centro Cultural de Belém
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