{"id":400,"date":"2023-03-13T12:55:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T11:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unmz-wp.e-bs.cz\/?page_id=400"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:12:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:12:41","slug":"council-eu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unmz.gov.cz\/en\/mezinarodni-vztahy\/ramcove-vztahy-eu\/rada-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Council of the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Involvement in the activities  of EU Council working groups<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Czech Office for Standards, Metrology and Testing (\u00daNMZ) provides, in accordance with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/albatros.odok.cz\/usneseni\/usneseni_webtest.nsf\/0\/A52914D7A60B811FC12571B6006F707C\">Government Resolution No. 427\/2003<\/a>\u00a0on Institutional Assurance of the Czech Republic's Membership in the EU and Coordination of the Decision-Making Process (as amended - last amended by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/view.officeapps.live.com\/op\/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Falbatros.odok.cz%2Fusneseni%2Fusneseni_webtest.nsf%2F0%2F6499F0EFD675A067C12572E50022F7A1%2F%24FILE%2Fuv070530.0571.doc&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK\">Government Resolution No. 571\/2007<\/a> on amendments to certain government resolutions in connection with the Czech Republic's EU membership) the activity of the G7 Working Group of the EU Council for Technical Harmonisation (G7 WG) within the Sectoral Coordination Group of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">PS G7 is composed of several\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/cs\/council-eu\/preparatory-bodies\/?CouncilConfiguration=122484\">working subgroups, <\/a>The composition of these bodies varies according to the priorities of the individual EU Council presidencies and the state of play of the legislative proposal under discussion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The agenda discussed within the working subgroups of the G7 WG, i.e. legislative and non-legislative proposals and acts under delegated competence, falls not only under the direct responsibility of the CNMI, but also partly under the responsibility of other government departments and bodies (MIT, MoD, MoH, MoHe, MoE, M\u017dP, CTU, \u010cB\u00da...). In these cases, the CNMI acts as a coordinator in the preparation of documents for the meeting within the framework of the established cooperation mechanism.<\/p>\n<p>The following legislative proposals are currently under discussion in the G7:<\/p>\n<p>V r\u00e1mci PS G7 jsou \u0159e\u0161eny aktu\u00e1ln\u00ed ot\u00e1zky evropsk\u00e9 normalizace t\u00fdkaj\u00edc\u00ed se napl\u0148ov\u00e1n\u00ed <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/CS\/TXT\/?uri=CELEX%3A52022DC0031\">EU strategy for European standardisation<\/a>, in particular increasing the role of Member States in strengthening the European standardisation system, strengthening Europe's leadership in international standardisation, accelerating the development and adoption of standards in the EU in new strategic areas, more intensive involvement of national experts in standardisation, evaluating the functioning of Regulation (EU) No 1025\/2012 on European standardisation, etc.<\/p>\n<p>D\u00e1le PS G7 projedn\u00e1v\u00e1 n\u00e1vrhy rozhodnut\u00ed Rady o postoj\u00edch, kter\u00e9 maj\u00ed b\u00fdt jm\u00e9nem Unie p\u0159ijaty na <a href=\"https:\/\/unece.org\/wp29-introduction\">World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations ECE\/UN (WP.29)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the topics currently under discussion, the \u00daNMZ also continuously participates in the preparation of documents for the meetings of other preparatory bodies of the EU Council, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PS A.14a, which is currently discussing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=celex%3A52025PC0503\"><strong>-<\/strong> Proposal for a Directive amending Directives 2000\/14\/EC, 2011\/65\/EU, 2013\/53\/EU, 2014\/29\/EU, 2014\/30\/EU, 2014\/31\/EU, 2014\/32\/EU, 2014\/33\/EU, 2014\/34\/EU, 2014\/35\/EU, 2014\/53\/EU, 2014\/68\/EU, 2014\/90\/EU as regards digitisation and common specifications.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=celex%3A52025PC0503\"><strong>-<\/strong> Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulations (EU) 765\/2008, 2016\/424, 2015\/425, 2016\/426, 2024\/1230, 2023\/1542 and 2024\/1781 as regards digitisation and common specifications<\/a><\/p>\n<p>- <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/CS\/HIS\/?uri=celex:52025PC0836\">n\u00e1vrh na\u0159\u00edzen\u00ed, kter\u00fdm se m\u011bn\u00ed na\u0159\u00edzen\u00ed (EU) 2024\/1689 a (EU) 2018\/1139, pokud jde o zjednodu\u0161en\u00ed prov\u00e1d\u011bn\u00ed harmonizovan\u00fdch pravidel pro um\u011blou inteligenci<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PS G1 on Competitiveness and Growth<\/li>\n<li>PS J1 on Environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The current status of agendas under the responsibility of the \u00daNMZ in the Council's working bodies is available for consultation <a href=\"https:\/\/unmz.gov.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/tabulka_aktualni-stav-projednavanych-agend-v-ramci-ps-rady_2026_05_11.docx\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><u>Cyprus holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU from 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026<\/u>, which set out key themes in its work programme under five main priorities with the slogan:<\/p>\n<p>\u201eAutonomous Union - open to the world\u201c<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Strategic and security autonomy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Cyprus Presidency will focus on strengthening the EU as a strong geopolitical actor by 2030, capable of defending itself and cooperating with NATO, especially in response to Russian aggression against Ukraine. The Presidency will continue to support Ukraine. Another priority of the Presidency is to reduce illegal migration by securing external borders and promoting innovative solutions to control arrivals and returns.<\/p>\n<p>2. Autonomy through competitiveness<\/p>\n<p>The Cypriot Presidency will focus on strengthening EU competitiveness by promoting business growth, simplifying administrative burdens, digital and energy sovereignty and fostering innovation. It will also seek to strengthen the Single Market. On trade, the Presidency will promote an open trade policy, the extension of trade agreements and the defence against unfair practices. Continued green transition is key to ensure energy security and independence from Russian energy with the goal of climate neutrality by 2050.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>An EU open to the world<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Cyprus will continue its efforts to extend the EU's influence through comprehensive partnerships with third countries. In particular, it will focus on strengthening cooperation with the US, Canada, the UK and the Middle East, bringing the EU openness and the opportunity to play an important role in international trade. It will continue to focus on Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans as part of its enlargement efforts.<\/p>\n<p>4. Union of values and social cohesion<\/p>\n<p>Cyprus will also seek to strengthen cohesion within the Union by better promoting equal opportunities for people with disabilities and ensuring the safety of children and minors online.<\/p>\n<p>5. Long-term EU budget<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, the Cypriot Presidency will focus on the long-term financial framework as a key instrument for strengthening the Union's strategic autonomy, with the aim of achieving a balanced budget to finance the main European priorities - from security to competitiveness to the coherent functioning of external policies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cyprus-presidency.consilium.europa.eu\/\">Cyprus presidency website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cyprus-presidency.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/programme\/programme-of-the-cyprus-presidency\/\">Cyprus presidency programme<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>If you have any questions regarding the above, please contact us at\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:radaeu@unmz.gov.cz\">radaeu@unmz.gov.cz<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zapojen\u00ed\u00a0do\u00a0\u010dinnosti pracovn\u00edch skupin\u00a0Rady\u00a0EU \u00daNMZ zaji\u0161\u0165uje v n\u00e1vaznosti na\u00a0usnesen\u00ed vl\u00e1dy \u010cR \u010d. 427\/2003\u00a0k Institucion\u00e1ln\u00edmu zaji\u0161t\u011bn\u00ed \u010dlenstv\u00ed \u010cR v EU a ke koordinaci procesu rozhodov\u00e1n\u00ed (ve zn\u011bn\u00ed pozd\u011bj\u0161\u00edch zm\u011bn \u2013 naposledy pozm\u011bn\u011bno\u00a0usnesen\u00edm vl\u00e1dy \u010cR \u010d. 571\/2007 o zm\u011bn\u011b n\u011bkter\u00fdch usnesen\u00ed vl\u00e1dy v souvislosti s \u010dlenstv\u00edm \u010cR v EU) \u010dinnost gestora a koordin\u00e1tora Pracovn\u00ed skupiny Rady EU pro [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":308,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"sitemap.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-400","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unmz.gov.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unmz.gov.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unmz.gov.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unmz.gov.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unmz.gov.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/unmz.gov.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12628,"href":"https:\/\/unmz.gov.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/400\/revisions\/12628"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unmz.gov.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unmz.gov.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}