The Pre-Presidency Conferences (PPCs) are TEPSA’s flagship activity. They take place twice a year in the capital of the country holding the Presidency of the Council of the EU prior to the beginning of its mandate.
The main aim of TEPSA’s Pre-Presidency Conferences is to bring together academics and researchers from the broad TEPSA network, policy-makers, media and civil society in order to discuss the agenda and challenges of the upcoming Council Presidencies. TEPSA Pre-Presidency conferences constitute a major platform for communication and exchange between policy-makers and academia.
Prior to the event, TEPSA researchers formulate recommendations to be presented to high-level officials of the government concerned in a plenary session. The conferences actively involve civil society and media actors, who are able to interact with practitioners and academics. Finally, the insights gained during these conferences and seminars directly feed into future research on the EU and into EU policy making.
Thanks to their genuinely European and transnational nature and to the involvement of civil society, TEPSA’s Pre-Presidency conferences actively contribute to shaping a European public sphere.
The latest Pre-Presidency Conference took place in Stockholm, Sweden, on 1-2 December 2022. It was organised in cooperation with TEPSA’s Swedish Member Institute. Learn more about the event here. The next Pre-Presidency Conference will take place in Madrid on 1-2 June 2023. It will be organised in cooperation with TEPSA’s Spanish Member Institute. Stay tuned to TEPSA’s channels for more information soon!
Download TEPSA’s Recommendations:
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Swedish Presidency (November 2022)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Czech Presidency (May 2022)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the French Presidency (December 2021)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Slovenian Presidency (June 2021)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Portuguese Presidency (November 2020)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the German Presidency (June 2020)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Croatian Presidency (November 2019)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Finnish Presidency (June 2019)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Romanian Presidency (November 2018)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Austrian Presidency (June 2018)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Bulgarian Presidency (November 2017)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Estonian Presidency (June 2017)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Maltese Presidency (November 2016)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Slovak Presidency (June 2016)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Dutch Presidency (November 2015)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Luxembourg Presidency (June 2015)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Latvian Presidency (December 2014)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Italian Presidency (March 2014)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Greek Presidency (October 2013)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Lithuanian Presidency (July 2013)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Irish Presidency (November 2012)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Cypriot Presidency (June 2012)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Danish Presidency (December 2011)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Polish Presidency (July 2011)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Hungarian Presidency (December 2010)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Belgian Presidency (May 2010)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Spanish Presidency (November 2009)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Swedish Presidency (May 2009)
Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to the Czech Presidency (December 2008)
Past PPCs:
- Swedish Pre-Presidency Conference, Stockholm, 1-2 December 2022
- Czech Pre-Presidency Conference, Prague, 23-24 May 2022
- French Pre-Presidency Conference, Paris, 9-10 December 2021
- Slovenian Pre-Presidency Conference, Online, 17-18 June 2021
- Portuguese Pre-Presidency Conference, Online, 26-27 November 2020
- German Pre-Presidency Conference, Online, 25-26 June 2020
- Croatian Presidency Conference, Zagreb, 28-29 November 2019
- Finnish Pre-Presidency Conference, Helsinki, 6-7 June 2019
- Romanian Pre-Presidency Conference, Bucharest, 22-23 November 2018
- Austrian Pre-Presidency Conference, Vienna, 7-8 June 2018
- Bulgarian Pre-Presidency Conference, Sofia, 30 November-1 December 2017
- Estonian Pre-Presidency Conference, Tallinn, 15-16 June 2017
- Maltese Pre-Presidency Conference, Valletta, 10-11 November 2016
- Slovak Pre-Presidency Conference, Bratislava, 2-3 June 2016
- Dutch Pre-Presidency Conference, The Hague, November 2015
- Luxembourg Pre-Presidency Conference, Luxembourg, 4-5 June 2015
- Latvian Pre-Presidency Conference, Riga, 4-5 December 2014
- Italian Pre-Presidency Conference, Rome, 24-25 March 2014
- Greek Pre-Presidency Conference, Athens, 10-11 October 2013
- Lithuanian Pre-Presidency Conference, Vilnius, 4-5 July 2013
- Irish Pre-Presidency Conference, Dublin, 22-23 November 2012
- Cypriot Pre-Presidency Conference, Nicosia, 14-15 June 2012
- Danish Pre-Presidency Conference, Copenhagen, 8-9 December 2011
- Polish Pre-Presidency Conference, Warsaw, 30 June-1 July 2011
- Hungarian Pre-Presidency Conference, Budapest, 2-3 December 2010
- Belgian Pre-Presidency Conference, Brussels, 20-21 May 2010
- Historic Pre-Presidency Conferences
Spanish Pre-Presidency, Madrid, 26-27 November 2009
Swedish Pre-Presidency Conference, Stockholm, 28-29 May 2009
Czech Pre-Presidency Conference, Prague, 4-5 December 2008
French Pre-Presidency Conference, Paris, 12-13 June 2008
TEPSA’s PPCs are co-funded via TEPSA’s ‘EU-Bridge’ operating grant in the framework of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme of the European Union.