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

Through the platform citizens can express their views on all the issues they consider important for the future of the EU.
Next steps: the European Citizens’ Panels in September and October ; the next Plenary session on 22-23 October.
Further information: First European citizens' event on 17 June (livestream) ; first plenary session on 19 June in Strasbourg (livestream) ; Joint declaration of Parliament, Commission and Council ; Rules of Procedure ; recording of the opening event on 9 May 2021 ; "How does the conference work?"(Institut Jacques Delors) ; Initiative of the European Committee of the Regions for the creation of a Europe-wide network to contribute to the conference

In 2022 the Erasmus+ programme celebrates its 35th birthday. There will be a new commemorative €2 coin, designed by Joaquin Jimenez, and scheduled to be issued on 1 July 2022.

The European Commission Visitors' Centre offers virtual visits for groups of 15 providing information on how the Commission works. These can be general or tailored information visits.
In addition: European Committee of the Regions (one-hour virtual information visits) ; European Economic and Social Committee (between one and two hours sessions) ; the Council (for groups of at least 20 participants).

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 ; Fighting COVID-19 disinformation (monthly reports by online platforms since August 2020) ; EU Digital COVID Certificate (Q&A ; factsheet)

Contributions can be submitted for: Civil liability – adapting liability rules to the digital age and artificial intelligence (until 10 January 2022) ; Air quality - revision of EU rules (until 16 December) Revision of EU legislation on hazard classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals (until 15 November) ; Integrated water management – revised lists of surface and groundwater pollutants (until 1 November)