2009 Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Presidency of the Council of the European Union Czech Presidency the Council of the European Union Council of the EU and European Council.svg Czech European Union presidency 2009.svg Logo of the 2009 Czech presidency2009.01.01 dm2009.06.30 dmy Council of the European Union Presidency trio France Czech Republic Sweden 2008 France 2009 Sweden The first Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union (or Czech Presidency of EU) occurred in the first half of 2009. On 1 January 2009, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek became the President of the Council of the European Union. When Topolánek's cabinet lost a vote of no-confidence, he was replaced by Jan Fischer on 8 May 2009. The Presidency passed to Sweden on 1 July 2009.Předsednictví ČR v EU 2009 https://www.euroskop.cz/112/sekce/ceske-predsednictvi-eu-2009/ Euroskop 3 July 2017 cs The second Czech presidency occurred in the January-June 2022 period. Priorities Priorities had been formulated since 2007. It included Energetics, countries of Eastern Europe and elections of European offices. Important priorities were three Big E - Economics, Energetics and Europe in the world. The presidency's aim was to stabilize the European economic situation following the 2008 financial crisis. History The Czech Republic took over the presidency on 1 January 2009.Česko začalo předsedat EU. Podívejte se, co to znamená a co se bude dít http://zpravy.idnes.cz/cesko-zacalo-predsedat-eu-podivejte-se-co-to-znamena-a-co-se-bude-dit-1fz-/domaci.aspx?c=A081222_111931_domaci_pje iDNES.cz 3 July 2017 1 January 2009 Czech presidency had to deal with the Russia–Ukraine gas dispute. Topolánek's team was able to negotiate a compromise between Russia and Ukraine.Česko a plynová krize. 10 otázek a odpovědí http://www.tyden.cz/rubriky/domaci/cesko-a-plynova-krize-10-otazek-a-odpovedi_99860.html TÝDEN.cz 3 July 2017 11 January 2009 Another important moment was a conflict in Gaza. Karel Schwarzenberg, the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs, led a team which participated in peace negotiations. A summit of European ministers of Labour and Social Affairs took place in Luhačovice from 22 to 24 January.Informal Meeting of Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs in Luhačovice https://vlada.gov.cz/en/media-centrum/aktualne/informal-meeting-of-ministers-for-employment-and-social-affairs-in-luhacovice-52607/ 2026-09-21 Government of Czech Republic enRole EU během českého předsednictví při hledání míru v Gaze http://www.natoaktual.cz/role-eu-behem-ceskeho-predsednictvi-pri-hledani-miru-v-gaze-pa8-/na_analyzy.aspx?c=A090119_105256_na_analyzy_m02 NATO Aktual 3 July 2017 19 January 2009Luhačovice jsou nejstřeženější město v Česku. Začíná tu summit EU http://zpravy.idnes.cz/luhacovice-jsou-nejstrezenejsi-mesto-v-cesku-zacina-tu-summit-eu-pyy-/domaci.aspx?c=A090122_093803_domaci_pje iDNES.cz 3 July 2017 22 January 2009 Presidency focused on economical matters during February. Topolánek summoned summit to Brussels for 19 and 20 March 2009. Summit discussed unemployment and Changes of climate.Topolánka čeká tvrdá zkouška v EU, summit ke krizi http://zpravy.idnes.cz/topolanka-ceka-tvrda-zkouska-v-eu-summit-ke-krizi-f7i-/zahranicni.aspx?c=A090318_110431_zahranicni_zra iDNES.cz 3 July 2017 18 March 2009 Another summit was held in Hluboká. European Ministers of Foreign Affairs met with Karel Schwarzenberg.Karel Schwarzenberg jedná se svými protějšky ze zemí EU na rodovém sídle http://zpravy.idnes.cz/karel-schwarzenberg-jedna-se-svymi-protejsky-ze-zemi-eu-na-rodovem-sidle-14n-/domaci.aspx?c=A090327_073340_domaci_cen iDNES.cz 3 July 2017 27 March 2009 Summit was met with protests against Nuclear power plant in Temelín, against American Radar in the Czech Republic and against European Union.Summit na Hluboké provázely protesty proti radaru i Temelínu http://zpravy.idnes.cz/summit-na-hluboke-provazely-protesty-proti-radaru-i-temelinu-p6u-/domaci.aspx?c=A090327_165139_domaci_ban iDNES.cz 3 July 2017 27 March 2009 On 24 March 2009, the Czech government lost vote of no-confidence.Vláda padla. Pohřbili ji Tlustý, Schwippel, Jakubková a Zubová http://zpravy.idnes.cz/vlada-padla-pohrbili-ji-tlusty-schwippel-jakubkova-a-zubova-pq6-/domaci.aspx?c=A090324_171609_domaci_klu iDNES.cz 3 July 2017 24 March 2009 European Commission stated that it had confidence in the Czech Republic, and that the nation's EU presidency would remain unaffected.Topolánek stated that the collapse of his cabinet will have "no impact" on the Czech presidency.Government falls in no-confidence vote http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/government-falls-in-no-confidence-vote Radio.cz 25 March 2009 3 July 2017 During April, Czech presidency held many meetings with international organisations such as North Atlantic Treaty Organization or G20. American president Barack Obama Prague. Jan Fischer remained president of European Council until 1 July 2009. Entropa Entropa is a sculpture by Czech artist David Černý. The project was commissioned by the Czech Republic to mark the occasion of the presidency, and was originally designed as a collaboration for 27 artists and artist groups from all member countries of the European Union. However, as a hoax, Černý and three of his assistants created a satirical and controversial piece that depicted pointed stereotypes of the EU member nations. Fake artist profiles were also created by Černý and his accomplices, complete with invented descriptions of their supposed contributions. Reception Czech government called the presidency a success.Czech Presidency rounds off European Council with success https://www.vlada.cz/en/media-centrum/aktualne/czech-presidency-rounds-off-european-council-with-success-59174/ Government of the Czech Republic 3 July 2017 Czech presidency was praised for many successes such as resolution of Gas crisis or support of renewable energy sources. The most critical point was fall of Topolánek's government.The partial success of the Czech presidency of the Council of the European Union https://glopolis.org/en/995655/the-partial-success-of-the-czech-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-european-union Glopolis 3 July 2017 9 July 2009 3 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171003175100/https://glopolis.org/en/995655/the-partial-success-of-the-czech-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-european-union deadPůr Michal Hodnocení Česka v čele EU: Dobří úředníci, slabí politici https://zahranicni.ihned.cz/evropa-slovensko/c1-37506700-hodnoceni-ceska-v-cele-eu-dobri-urednici-slabi-politici Hospodářské noviny 3 July 2017 cs 19 June 2009 According to poll in July 2009, 54% considered the Presidency successful while 36% unsuccessful.Hodnocení českého předsednictví EU http://www.factum.cz/aktuality/aktualita/hodnoceni-ceskeho-predsednictvi-eu Factum.cz 3 July 2017 cs References Category:2009 in the Czech Republic Category:Political history of the Czech Republic Category:Presidency of the Council of the European Union Category:Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) Category:2009 in the European Union