BRUSSELS, Jan 1 (KUNA) — Slovenia on Tuesday took over the six-month rotating European Union (EU) Presidency from Portugal.
As the only member of the former Yugoslavia in the EU club, a top priority of Slovenia’s agenda is the Balkans, in particular Kosovo which is seeking independence from Serbian rule.
The European bloc’s international agenda under Slovenia’s Presidency comprises a summit with Latin America to be held in May, in addition to some other summit meetings with the US, Russia, Canada and Japan.
Slovenia will hand over the EU Presidency to France on July 1.
Meanwhile, Cyprus and Malta have become as of today the latest EU countries to adopt the euro