Working in tandem with the eighteen-month common work programme set up as a "trio" with Spain and Hungary, Belgium has set out its own priorities which it will pursue throughout its Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Programme of the Belgian Presidency of the EU Council (pdf)
To provide the best possible definition of its priorities, Belgium organised a series of meetings with citizens and civil society as a whole (consultancy bodies, social partners, NGOs, etc). This enabled many people to give their own points of view and express their concerns about important European topics. It comes as part of making the European project tangible and more accessible to its citizens.
Find out more about the consultation with civil society