This
first day cover and the stamp on it were issued by Spain to
commemorate the holding of The Presidency
of the Council of the European Union in 1989.
The Presidency of the
Council of the European Union is responsible for the functioning of the Council of the European Union, the upper house of
the EU legislature. It rotates among the member states of the
EU every six months. The presidency is not an individual, but rather the
position is held by a national government. It is sometimes incorrectly referred
to as the President of the European Union. The presidency's function is to
chair meetings of the Council, determine its agendas, set a work programme and
facilitate dialogue both at Council meetings and with other EU
institutions.
Spain joined the
European Community in 1986 and since then it has held
the European Presidency on three different occasions.
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