Belgium takes over the EU Council Presidency on 1 January

After two years of careful preparations, Belgium takes over the helm of the biannual presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 January.Its six-month stint overseeing the European agenda comes at a critical time for the small nation as well as the 26 other member states.With elections looming for Belgium and the EU on 9 June, the pressure is on the final presiding country to wrap up some 150 files remaining on the table. With the European Parliament’s last plenary session scheduled for the end of April, they will need to be legally locked-in before spring.What’s on the agendaKey legislation includes the new migration pact, new rule…