Gold investiční medal k předsednictví ČR v Radě EU - 1 Kg
weight: 1000 g
purity: 999,9/1000 Au
edge: plain, numbered
limited mintage: 150 pcs číslovaných
issue day: February 2009
Objednávkový kód: CRM258
CR Presidency to the EU - Czech Republic presided over the Council of the European Union from 1 January 2009 until the end of June of the same year.
On July then the presidency for the next six months took over Sweden.
Council of the European Union together with the European Parliament on the main legislative institutions of the EU. Coordinate the broad economic policies of the Member States, deals with the foreign and defense policy, approves the annual budget, coordinates cooperation between judicial authorities and police forces of the Member States.
Preparation of the Czech EU Presidency took approximately two years. At the forefront of twenty-seven said the March fall of the Czech government, so the question arose as to who will pre-scheduled meetings. Summits with Asian powers Japan and China eventually drove Czech President Vaclav Klaus, the Presidency Conclusions coordinated the new Prime Minister Vclav Fischer.
The new EU members, the Czech Republic was only the second state, who presided over the Council. The first was in 2008 in Slovenia.