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France takes over EU Presidency for six months 2022

France has assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union with effect from January 01, 2022. The country will continue to hold the EU presidency for the next six months till June 30, 2022. This is the 13th time that France has taken over the rotating presidency. The motto of France as EU President is “recovery, strength, belonging.”

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France will work to place the continent’s digitization and climate protection at the forefront. The presidency of the EU rotates every six months among the member states of the 27-nation bloc. Upon the completion of six months presidency, France will be replaced by the Czech Republic.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

France Capital: Paris;
France Currency: Euro;
France Prime Minister: Jean Castex;
President of France: Emmanuel Macron.

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