Date: 7 December 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden

The current Portuguese Presidency has inter alia focused on finalizing the negotiations over the Lisbon Treaty. Other priorities include highlighting Africa, with the EU-Africa summit as a controversial centerpiece, and within the framework of the 18 month program, advance the agenda in the area of freedom, security and justice as well as aspects of the Lisbon strategy.

Professor Antonio Goucha Soares gave a speech entitled The Europeanization of Portugal: from 'out of Africa' to the Treaty of Lisbon where the current presidency was evaluated and put into a historical perspective. The seminar is a part of the research project The EU Presidencies.

Speaker
Antonio Goucha Soares, Jean Monnet Professor of European Law, ISEG – Technical University of Lisbon

Discussant
Ingrid Hjelt af Trolle, Director General, Department for EU-coordination, Swedish Prime Minister’s Office

Chair
Fredrik Langdal, Sieps

  Priorities of the Portuguese Presidency (251.66 kB)

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