2018 Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Austria held the presidency of the Council of the European Union during the second half of 2018.^[1] The presidency was the last of three presidencies making up a presidency trio, which began with the presidency of Estonia, followed by that of Bulgaria.^[2] It was the third time Austria had held the presidency.^[3][4]

Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Logo of the 2018 Austrian presidency 1 July – 31 December 2018
Council of the European Union
Website	www.eu2018.at
Presidency trio
Estonia Bulgaria Austria ← 2018 Bulgaria 2019 Romania →

The Austria presidency aimed to address three major areas: improvement through digitalization, illegal immigration, and European stabilization.^[1] The motto that was chosen for the presidency was "A Europe that protects".^[5][4] The presidency was also involved in negotiations dealing with the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union (Brexit).^[6]

Gallery

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  Foreign ministers of EU states on the second day of an informal gathering in Vienna prior to the start of the presidency, 22 June 2018
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  Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz hosting the European College of Commissioners in Vienna, 6 July 2018
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  Kurz at the Subsidiarity Conference in Bregenz, Austria, in November