Pregovaračka poglavlja o transevropskim mrežama i zaštiti zdravlja i potrošača službeno su otvorena tokom konferencije u Briselu, kojom je predsjedavao portugalski ministar vanjskih poslova Luis Amado, čija zemlja po principu rotacije predsjedava EU.
The negotiating chapters on trans-European networks and health and consumer protection were officially opened during the conference in Brussels, which was chaired by Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency.