Portugal takes over from Germany: The passing on of the EU Council Presidency baton, on video

Source: German presidency of the EU (German presidency) i, published on Thursday, December 31 2020.

At the end of the German EU Council Presidency, there is just one thing for Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas left to do: Handing on the EU baton, symbol of the EU Council Presidency, to his Portuguese counterpart, Augusto Santos Silva. How that works during a pandemic, can be seen in our video.

Handing the baton from Germany to Portugal

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