5 things achieved by the Gozi Presidency at the GAC
1.Back to politics. The General Affairs Council (GAC) takes back
its political dimension.
2. Rule of Law: a distinctive feature of the EU. The Council steps
up a gear and creates a new way to ensure and monitor the
respect of the Rule of Law in Europe.
3. A check-up for the EU institutions. The report on “improving
the functioning of the EU” identified the path to work towards a
better, stronger and smarter Europe.
4. Working together. For the first time the EU Council gives its
contribution to the adoption of the Commission’s Annual Work
programme.
5. Moving forward the Strategic Agenda. Thematic debates on the
five priority areas of the Agenda helped the Council to keep track
on what Europe does to deliver while strengthening the horizontal
role of the GAC.
To sum up, the Italian Presidency reaffirmed the pivotal role of
the GAC in delivering on key issues.