On Friday, 16 December 2022 in Prague, President of the Czech Statistical Office Marek Rojíček handed over the Presidency “baton” to Joakim Stymne, Director General of the Statistics Sweden. This act symbolically brings to an end the Czech Presidency of the Council Working Party on Statistics. From 1 January 2023, the Working Party will be presided over by Statistics Sweden.
President Marek Rojíček thanked the Swedish Presidency Team for their constructive cooperation over the last six intense months. He also wished them every success for the first half of 2023, and he stressed that he and his team stand ready to assist the Swedish team at any point during their Presidency.