As of 1 January 2021, Portugal is taking over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union. 2020 will go down in history as the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now that several vaccines have been approved and rolled out in all Member States and the world over, we all hope that 2021 will be the year of the recovery in a spirit of European solidarity.
The health emergency and its socio-economic consequences still present an unprecedented challenge for the EU and its Member States, requiring strong and wide-ranging action. The Portuguese Presidency is confident that the Union has the vision, the programme and the financial means to spearhead a path of credibility, confidence and hope under the motto “Time to deliver: a fair, green and digital recovery”.
What else can you expect from this presidency? A lot of speeches in Portuguese of course! Get your Portuguese interpreting skills up to scratch with the Speech Repository! We have 148 public speeches and 22 restricted speeches for registered users waiting for you!
Happy practice and boa sorte!
Your Speech Repository Team