From 1 January until June 2021, Portugal hold the Presidency of the Council of the EU. Together with Germany and Slovenia they form the current "Trio Presidency" with a joint programme.

Proposed by the European Commission, it aims to help achieve the goals of the European Green Deal in the transport sector. Events, campaigns and initiatives are intended to help strengthen rail as a sustainable, innovative and safe mode of transport - Info sheet.

More information: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) ; Commission Expert Group ; online learning resources ; food safety (q/a) ; EU research database: COVID-19 Data Portal ; COVID-19: desicions (european, health, economy) ; reports on COVID-19 ; EUvsVirus (Pan-European Hackathon, 24 - 26 April: results) ; publication lists (1 ; 2 ; 3) ; datasets (1 ; 2) ; overview of end-of-lockdown in EU Member States ; Re-open EU (Corona travel rules) ; health measures and travel conditions (Robert Schuman Foundation) ; impact of the health crisis on the functioning of national Parliaments (studies ; Robert Schuman Foundation) ; COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine strategy

Contributions can be submitted for: Review of the crisis management and deposit insurance framework (until 20 April) ; Digital levy (until 12 April) ; Protecting biodiversity (until 5 April) ; Transparency of political advertising (until 2 April) ; new Schengen strategy (until 16 March) ; Evaluation and Review of the Broadband Cost Reduction Directive (until 2 March) ; EU Action Plan Towards a Zero Pollution Ambition for air, water and soil (until 10 Feb.) ; Sustainable corporate governance (until 8 Feb.) ; Emissions reduction targets (Effort Sharing Regulation) (until 5 Feb.) ; Land use, land use change & forestry (until 5 Feb.) ; CO2 emissions for cars and vans (until 5 Feb.) ; EU emissions trading system (ETS) (until 5 Feb.) ; Alternative investment fund (until 29 Jan.)