“Support for territorial integrity, post-war reconstruction, and aid for Ukraine will be essential priorities for the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU”

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jan Lipavský presented the priorities of the Czech Republic’s Presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2022 on June 21, 2022.

As underscored on the Ministry’s website, “support for territorial integrity, post-war reconstruction, and aid for Ukraine will be essential priorities for the Czech Presidency external relations, seen in examples such as Ukrainian refugee housing, organizing a conference on reconstruction, or securing sufficient support for Ukrainian EU candidacy.”

The Czech Presidency will further focus on energy and the economy. The goal of the Presidency will be to gradually end energy dependence on Russia and secure alternative energy providers.

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