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What is the Presidency

Every six months a different member state of the European Union holds the Presidency presiding over the work of the Council of the European Union. At the same time the state holding the Presidency becomes the host of most of the Union's events and plays a key role in all the fields of activity of the European Union. It is responsible for the organization of EU meetings, sets the Union's political direction and ensures its development, integration and security.
From 1 July 2011 Poland will hold the Presidency in the Council of the European Union.

Polish preparations for the Presidency

On 1 July 2011, Poland will hold the Presidency in the Council of the European Union. We have two years left to prepare for the Polish Presidency and to efficiently carry out the tasks entrusted to us. The first steps have been taken: on 15 July 2008 the Council of Ministers adopted a regulation on the Government Plenipotentiary for the Preparation of Governmental Administrative Bodies and the Republic of Poland's Presidency of the EU Council. On 13 January 2009 the Programme of the preparations for the Presidency in the EU Council was adopted as a result of the Government Plenipotentiary and his team's work, and with the involvement of ministries and offices.

The Presidency in the Media

184 days - that is how long it will take to hold the Presidency of  the European Union Council
4416 hours - for negotiating and resolving problems
264 960 minutes - for reinforcement of the EU's global position due to the Polish Presidency

But before 1 July 2011 we have to be well prepared, and here you can find  vital information on this arduous process...

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Eastern dimension of the EU policy. Challenges for the Polish EU Council Presidency

16.03.2010


demosEUROPA - Centre for European Strategy, Heinrich Böll Stiftung and Bertelsmann Stiftung cordially invite you to a debate on "Eastern dimension of the EU policy. Challenges for the Polish EU Council Presidency" (18th March 2010, 6.00 p.m., Sheraton Hotel, B. Prusa Str. 2, Warsaw)

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A visit of Sweden’s Minister for European Affairs Birgitta Ohlsson

09.03.2010


On March 5th 2010 MFA Secretary of State for European Affairs  Mikołaj Dowgielewicz met Sweden’s Minister for European Affairs Birgitta Ohlsson.

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A meeting of Minister of Agriculture with employees of EU institutions

26.02.2010


Polish members of the European Parliament, Polish employees of the European Commission and the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU had the opportunity to refer to the information on the shape of the Common Agricultural Policy after 2013 as well as to the tasks and priorities of the Polish Presidency in 2011 planned by the Ministry of Agriculture. Minister Marek Sawicki met them in the seat of the European Parliament.

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With Team Europe about the Presidency

25.02.2010


Academics, lawyers, representatives of non governmental organizations, experts in European matters – this is a renewed composition of Team Europe (TE), which is a panel of conference speakers cooperating with the Representation of the EC in Warsaw. On 18 February 2010 representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took part in a meeting with TE experts at which they presented the circumstances of Poland’s preparations to the EU Presidency with reference to program and communication criteria.

 

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Publication of the AMU on the Presidency

17.02.2010

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We hereby present an electronic version of the publication entitled “Presidency of the state in the Council of the European Union – partners’ experience and proposals for Poland” edited by Professor Zbigniew Czachór and Mikołaj Tomaszyk from the Adam Mickiewicz University.
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The Presidency newsgroup on goldenline.pl

16.02.2010


Starting from today the Presidency will be present on the next social networking website. A newsgroup, which will discuss different aspects of our Presidency, has been created on www.goldenline.pl . We hope that it will become an active platform to share interesting opinions and ideas and an inspiration for numerous new initiatives. You are welcome to participate!
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