Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Romania's Environmental Mission and Priorities

• Author: Elena-Loredana Pirvu
• Position: Associate Professor, PhD, Police Academy Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Romania
• Pages: 11-16

ISSN: 2067 – 9211 Legal and Administrative Sciences in the New Millennium

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Legal and Administrative Sciences

in the New Millennium

Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: Romania’s

Environmental Mission and Priorities

Elena Loredana Pîrvu1

Abstract: As holder of the Presidency of the Council of the EU, Romania will act as a true impartial mediator

to generate solutions in view of advancing the European agenda. During its presidency of the Council of the

European Union, Romania will act in a coordinated manner within the Trio of Presidencies along with Finland

and Croatia, while ensuring continuity with the previous Trio in achieving the goals undertaken within the

Strategic Agenda. Romania’s taking charge of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union comes with

a series of obligations for our country as regards the coordination of European actions to protect the

environment, the Romanian Presidency having as its main objective the European citizens as both source and

beneficiary of the European action, with their own aspirations and concerns; Romania is aware of its status of

a transition presidency between two parliamentary terms, during which complex files will be discussed.

Keywords: Presidency; environment; European project; environmental mission

Romania’s taking charge of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union comes with a series

of obligations for our country as regards the coordination of European actions to protect the

environment, the Romanian Presidency having as its main objective the European citizens as both source

and beneficiary of the European action, with their own aspirations and concerns; Romania is aware of

its status of a transition presidency between two parliamentary terms, during which complex files will

be discussed.

As holder of the Presidency of the Council of the EU, Romania will act as a true impartial mediator to

generate solutions in view of advancing the European agenda. During its presidency of the Council of

the European Union, Romania will act in a coordinated manner within the Trio of Presidencies along

with Finland and Croatia, while ensuring continuity with the previous Trio in achieving the goals

undertaken within the Strategic Agenda.

The Romania, Finland and Croatia Trio will work together to set long-term goals and draw up a common

agenda. Based on this programme, Romania will prepare its own agenda, a more detailed one, for the

first six months of the trio. It is a unique opportunity to influence the EU agenda and guide the Council’s

1 Associate Professor, PhD, Police Academy Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Romania, Address: Aleea Privighetorilor no. 1 -3,

Bucharest, Romania, Tel.: 0213175523, int. 17311, Corresponding author: loredana.pirvu@yahoo.com.