About the EU at the UN
Presidency

Because only States can be members of the UN, the EU is almost always represented by the Member State currently holding the rotating Presidency of the EU Council, which changes every six months.

To ensure continuity from one presidency to the next, the EU is also represented in the format of a troika comprised of the current and future presidencies, the Commission, and the EU Council in a certain number of contacts with partners in the UN. Since 1994, the EU Council Secretariat has had a New York Liaison Office and a Geneva secretariat.

Within the UN Security Council, EU positions are represented by sitting EU Member States, whether elected or permanent members.

• Directory of the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the United Nations in New York 1/1/2008
• Message of Welcome from Ambassador Sanja Štiglic, Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the United Nations 1/1/2008
• Directory of the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations 30/10/2007
• Message of Welcome from Ambassador João Salgueiro, Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations. 1/7/2007
• Message of Welcome from Ambassador Thomas Matussek, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations 1/1/2007
• Directory of the German Mission to the United Nations 1/1/2007
• Overview: the European Union at the United Nations 1/1/2007
• Calendar of the Finnish Presidency July - December 2006 1/7/2006
• Priorities of the Finnish EU Presidency 1/7/2006
• Welcome message from Ambassador Kirsti Lintonen, Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations 1/7/2006
• Who’s Who at the Mission of Finland to the United Nations 1/7/2006
• EU Detailed Speaking Points – ECOSOC Reform 20/2/2006
• Calendar of Austrian Presidency January - June 2006 1/1/2006
• Directory of the Austrian Mission to the United Nations 1/1/2006
• Austrian EU-Presidency Priorities 2006 1/1/2006
• Welcome Message from Gerhard Pfanzelter, Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations 1/1/2006
• EU Paper on ECOSOC Reform 24/10/2005
• Directory of the UK Mission to the United Nations 1/7/2005
• Message of Welcome from Sir Emyr Jones Parry, UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN in NY 1/7/2005
• Calendar of UK Presidency July - December 2005 1/7/2005
• Directory of the Permanent Mission of Luxembourg to the UN 1/1/2005
• Calendar of Luxembourg Presidency January-June 2005 1/1/2005
• Calendar of Dutch Presidency 2004 1/7/2004
• Who's Who at the Netherlands Mission to the UN 1/7/2004
• Message of Welcome from the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN 1/7/2004
• Directory of the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN 1/1/2004
• Message of welcome from the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, T.D. 1/1/2004
• EU Presidency Statement – ECOSOC High Level Segment 4/7/2003
• Welcome to the website of the Permanent Mission of Italy to the UN 1/7/2003
• Directory of the Permanent Mission of Italy to the UN 1/7/2003
• Highlights on Danish Presidency 1/7/2002
• Biography of the Permanent Representative of Denmark 1/7/2002
• Directory of the Permanent Mission of Denmark to the UN 1/7/2002
• Directory of the Permanent Mission of Spain to the UN 13/12/2001
• Biography of the Permanent Representative of Spain 13/12/2001

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