Portugal takes over from Germany: The passing on of the EU Council Presidency baton, on video

Met dank overgenomen van Duits voorzitterschap Europese Unie 2e helft 2020 (Duits Voorzitterschap) i, gepubliceerd op donderdag 31 december 2020.

At the end of the German EU Council Presidency, there is just one thing for Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas left to do: Handing on the EU baton, symbol of the EU Council Presidency, to his Portuguese counterpart, Augusto Santos Silva. How that works during a pandemic, can be seen in our video.

Handing the baton from Germany to Portugal

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