How is the presidency of the Council of the EU organised?

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It rotates among Member States every six months (the Foreign Affairs Council is the exception, chaired by the High Representative).

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Member States work in trios to ensure continuity.

Consolidated TEU (EUR-Lex) — eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:12016M/TXT

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