Presidência finlandesa

The objective for Finland's EU Presidency:
a transparent and effective Union

(...) There are four priority areas for Finland's Presidency: the future of the EU, competitiveness, external relations, and justice and home affairs. The future of the EU encompasses the fate of the Constitutional Treaty and enlargement.
Finland will bring the passive period of reflection on the Constitutional Treaty to a close and start active discussions on the future of the Treaty with the Member States and EU Institutions. At the same time, improvements will be made to the way the Union functions, where the existing Treaties allow for this. (...)
Com estas declarações feitas na conferência de imprensa deu-se início à presidência finlandesa da União Europeia durante o segundo semestre de 2006. Daqui a um ano será a vez de Portugal, depois da presidência alemã no primeiro semestre de 2007.