Arraiolos Group Explained

The Arraiolos Group is an informal meeting of Presidents of parliamentary and semi-presidential European Union member states, held roughly once in a year. A political forum for the heads of state of parliamentary republics and also some semi-presidential republics (as opposed to constitutional monarchies or countries governed by a presidential system) whose role, according to the respective constitutions, may range from being significantly executive to largely ceremonial. It deals with questions and problems concerning the current state and future development of the EU as well as how to approach the challenges of globalisation.[1]

The name is derived from the small Portuguese town of Arraiolos, where the first meeting took place in 2003. Jorge Sampaio, then the President of Portugal, had invited the presidents of Finland, Germany, as well as of soon-to-be EU members Hungary, Latvia and Poland to discuss the consequences of the 2004 enlargement of the European Union and plans for a Constitution for Europe.[2]

Following the 2005 meeting, the seven participating presidents wrote a joint article titled "Together for Europe" about their conception of the European community. It was published on 15 July 2005 by Diena, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Gazeta Wyborcza, Público, Helsingin Sanomat, la Repubblica and Der Standard, leading newspapers of the respective countries.[3]

The 14th meeting of the heads of state of the Arraiolos Group was held in Riga, Latvia in 2018.[4] The 15th meeting was held in Athens, Greece in October 2019.[5] The 16th meeting was held in Rome on 15 September 2021.[6] The 17th meeting was held in Valetta on 6 October 2022 [7]

Meetings

!#!Date!Location held!Host!Host figure!Attendees!Notes
117–19 Oct 2003ArraiolosJorge Sampaio
List
[8]
222–24 Apr 2005HelsinkiTarja Halonen
List
[9] [10]
34–5 Feb 2006DresdenHorst Köhler
List
[11] [12] [13] [14]
410–11 Apr 2007RigaVaira Vīķe-Freiberga
List
[15] [16]
529–30 Apr 2008GrazHeinz Fischer
List
[17]
612–13 Jun 2009NaplesGiorgio Napolitano
List
[18]
78–9 Apr 2011BudapestPál Schmitt
List
[19]
810–11 Feb 2012HelsinkiTarja Halonen
List
[20] [21]
98–9 Oct 2013KrakówBronisław Komorowski
List
[22] [23] [24]
1029–30 Sep 2014BragaAníbal Cavaco Silva
List
[25]
1121–22 Sep 2015Wartburg and ErfurtJoachim Gauck
List
[26]
1214–15 Sep 2016Plovdiv and SofiaRosen Plevneliev
List
[27]
1314–15 Sep 2017Valletta and RabatMarie-Louise Coleiro Preca
List
[28]
1413–14 Sep 2018Rundāle and RigaRaimonds Vējonis
List
[29]
1510–11 Oct 2019AthensProkopis Pavlopoulos
List
1615 Sep 2021RomeSergio Mattarella
List
176 Oct 2022VallettaGeorge Vella
List
186 Oct 2023PortoMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa
List
[30]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tagung der Arraiolos-Gruppe in Budapest. bundespraesident.de. 5 October 2013. de. 9 April 2011 .
  2. Web site: Foreign Policy Events, 13–20 October 2003. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 5 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141209011635/http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/news/Newsletters/CurrentLatvia/2003/okt/4116/. 9 December 2014. dead.
  3. News: Gemeinsam für Europa. Der Standard. 15 July 2005. 15 October 2013. de.
  4. Web site: Nine heads of state will visit next year. Latvian Public Broadcasting English-language service. 15 September 2017. 9 April 2017.
  5. News: Announcement regarding the 15th Informal Meeting of Arraiolos Group Heads of State in Athens. Presidency of the Hellenic Republic. el.
  6. Web site: Vertice Arraiolos - Roma 2021.
  7. Web site: Arraiolos 2022: 13 Presidents discuss war, security and inequality. Newsbook. 21 May 2023. 6 October 2022.
  8. Web site: Press photo taken during the 2003 Arraiolos Meeting. Getty Images. 8 October 2013. 21 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160821122205/http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/german-president-johannes-rau-portuguese-president-jorge-news-photo/2613378. dead.
  9. Web site: Photograph of the participants of the "Informal Meeting of the Heads of State in Finland from 22 to 24 April 2005". bundespraesident.de. 5 October 2013.
  10. News: Fischer bei Fünf-Präsidenten-Treffen in Helsinki. Der Standard. 23 April 2005. 15 October 2013. de.
  11. Web site: Presseöffentliche Termine von Bundespräsident Dr. Heinz Fischer in der Woche vom 30. Jänner bis 05. Februar 2006. 5 October 2013. de.
  12. Web site: Bundespräsident Horst Köhler mit sechs Amtskollegen zu Gast im Landtag . . 5 October 2013 . de . 5 February 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015104704/http://www.landtag.sachsen.de/de/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/1378_3000.aspx . 15 October 2013 .
  13. News: Block. Simona. Gemeinsam für Europa in Dresden. Sächsische Zeitung. 4 February 2006. 15 October 2013. de.
  14. News: Staatspräsidenten werben gemeinsam für Europa. Handelsblatt. 4 February 2006. 15 October 2013. de.
  15. Web site: Acht Staatspräsidenten diskutieren in Riga über Europas Zukunft. bundespraesident.at. 5 October 2013. de. 9 April 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015193327/http://www.bundespraesident.at/newsdetail/artikel/acht-staatspraesidenten-diskutieren-in-riga-ueber-europas-zukunft/. 15 October 2013. dead.
  16. News: European presidents meet in Riga. The Baltic Times. 11 April 2007. 15 October 2013. de.
  17. Web site: Acht Staatspräsidenten treffen Ende April in Graz zusammen . https://archive.today/20131008115711/http://www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/graz/graz/876897/index.do . dead . 8 October 2013 . . 5 October 2013 . de . 28 February 2008 .
  18. Web site: Teilnahme von Bundespräsident Dr. Heinz Fischer am informellen multilateralen Treffen in Neapel. 5 October 2013. de. 9 June 2009.
  19. Web site: Presidents of the Arraiolos Group 2011. gettyimages.com. 30 October 2013. 8 April 2011.
  20. Web site: Arraiolos-Treffen in Helsinki. bundespraesident.de. 5 October 2013. de. 11 February 2012.
  21. News: The President of Slovenia at the meeting of the Arraiolos Group. 30 October 2013. bivsi-predsednik.si. 10 February 2012.
  22. Web site: "Arraiolos-Treffen" der Staatspräsidenten in Krakau . https://archive.today/20131008115737/http://www.bundespraesident.de/SharedDocs/Berichte/DE/Joachim-Gauck/2013/10/131008-Staatsoberh%C3%A4upter-Treffen-Krakau.html . dead . 8 October 2013 . bundespraesident.de . 8 October 2013 . de . 7 October 2013 .
  23. News: Arraiolos Group meets in Krakow. 30 October 2013. prezydent.pl. 8 October 2013. 15 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170915204554/http://www.prezydent.pl/en/president-komorowski/news/art,510,arraiolos-group-meets-in-krakow.html. dead.
  24. Web site: Nine Presidents Meet in Krakow. krakowpost.com. 30 October 2013. 8 October 2013.
  25. Web site: Cavaco anfitrião de oito chefes de Estado em Braga. dn.de. 30 September 2014. pt. 29 September 2014.
  26. Web site: Treffen der Arraiolos-Gruppe. bundespraesident.de. 29 February 2016. de. 22 September 2015.
  27. Web site: Президентът Росен Плевнелиев ще бъде домакин на 12-ата Среща на държавните ръководители на страните от групата "Арайолуш". president.bg. 13 September 2016. bg. 13 September 2016.
  28. Web site: Arraiolos Malta 2017 (official website). arraiolos2017.com. 15 September 2017. en. 15 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170914130641/http://arraiolos2017.com/. 14 September 2017. dead.
  29. Web site: The Presidents of the EU Member States will discuss the future of Europe for two days in Latvia. Website of the President of Latvia. 13 September 2018. en. 13 September 2018. 13 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180913223610/https://www.president.lv/en/news/news/the-presidents-of-the-eu-member-states-will-discuss-the-future-of-europe-for-two-days-in-latvia-25565. dead.
  30. Web site: Participation in the 18th Arraiolos meeting. Der Bundespraesident. 7 October 2023. en. 5 October 2023.

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