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: Integrated water management – revised lists of surface and groundwater pollutants (until 1 November) ; Evaluation of the Victims’ Rights Directive (until 25 October) ; Accessible web & digital content for people with disabilities – review of EU rules (until 25 October) ; Firearms – review of export rules and import & transit measures (until 11 October) ; Debt-equity bias reduction allowance (DEBRA) (until 7 October) ; Distance marketing of consumer financial services (until 28 September) ; Environmental sustainability – education and training (until 24 September) ; Draft revised Regulation on vertical agreements and vertical guidelines (until 17 September) ; Towards more sustainable fishing in the EU (until 31 August) ; Revision of EU marketing standards for agricultural products (until 31 August) ; Tax avoidance – fighting the use of shell entities and arrangements for tax purposes (until 27 August) ; Recognition of parenthood (until 11 August) ; Revision of the Guidelines for State aid for climate, energy and environmental protection (until 2 August) ; Digital Compass (until 30 July)