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Symbolic Act of Handover in St. Stephen's Cathedral on the Occasion of the Swedish EU Presidency
Sweden's next year's Presidency of the Council of the European Union was acclaimed by the Swedish Embassy with a unique event at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. On the occasion of the traditional Swedish Festival of Lights, St. Stephen's Cathedral hosted a concert featuring a Lucia procession to symbolize the transfer of the EU presidency.
In celebration of the Swedish EU Presidency, the Swedish Embassy organized a unique event at Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral, Austria's largest church. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Bwag / CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
As of January 1, 2023, Sweden will take over the EU Presidency from the Czech Republic. On the occasion of this important role transfer, a concert in St. Stephen's Cathedral was organized through cooperation between the Swedish and Czech embassies. The resulting festivity was thus intended to represent a symbolic act of handover. …
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