The Presidency is the main representation of the International Co-operation Group on Drugs and Addictions (Pompidou Group) on a political level with governments of member and non-member States, as well as international organisations and other stakeholders. The Presidency is the key interlocutor for the Secretariat between meetings of the Permanent Correspondents and of the Bureau.

The Presidency, supported by the Vice-Presidency, takes primary responsibility for supervising the Pompidou Group’s work, in particular the development of recommendations, policy papers, guidelines and tools, as well as operational conclusions on the basis of research, scientific studies and analysis.

The Presidency and Vice-Presidency are elected by the Ministerial Conference from among the member States of the Pompidou Group for a period of four years.

At the 19th Ministerial Conference, which took place on 27 and 28 November 2025, in Strasbourg, Austria was elected as Presidency to be held during 2026-2027 and Czechia during 2028-2029. Mexico was elected as Vice-Presidency for 2026-2029.