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What is the Presidency

Every six months another member state of the European Union holds a Presidency that is presides over the works 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 activity fields of the European Union. It is responsible for the EU meetings organization, sets the Union's political direction and ensures its development, integration and security.
From 1 July 2011 Poland will hold Presidency in the Council of the European Union.

Polish preparations for the Presidency

On 1 July 2011, Poland will hold the Presidency in Council of European Union. We have 2 years left for preparation to Polish Presidency and to efficiently carry out the tasks entrusted to us. First steps were made: on 15 July 2008 Council of Ministers adopted regulation on the Government Plenipotentiary for the Preparation of Governmental Administrative Bodies and the Republic of Poland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. On 13 January 2009 was adopted the Programme of the preparations for the Presidency in Council of EU as a result of the Government Plenipotentiary works, his team and with 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
264960 minutes - for the reinforcement of the EU's global position due to the Polish Presidency

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



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Tamara Rojo and María Pagés take centre stage at the Inaugural Gala of the Spanish Presidency


The Swedish delegation arrived accompanied by the Nordic weather and hours earlier Madrid woke up under snow.  From early in the morning the city had been swathed in blue in readiness for the handover of the baton of the European Presidency, which Spain will hold for the next six months. As dusk fell, Madrid was lit up in Community blue and the passion for Europe it shares with the rest of the continent’s citizens began to take hold.

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Spanish EU Presidency inauguration in the form of light and sound show

On 1 January, an impressive light and sound display entitled 'Puerta del Sol, Puerta de Europe' (Puerta del Sol, Gateway to Europe) ushered in the Spanish Presidency of the European Union in Madrid.

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The Spanish Presidency website was launched

The Spanish Presidency website is available for several days on http://www.eu2010.es. Among others you can find there: news related to the Presidency, event calendar, information about cultural programme and multimedia gallery. We encourage you to visit the website!

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The Polish Presidency in 2011 on Facebook!

The Polish Presidency profile on a social networking website Facebook.com, was launched today, on which we are going to inform you about ongoing arrangements, plans and accompanying events.

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Joint logo of the Spanish, Belgian and Hungarian Presidency.

Joint logo of the Spanish, Belgian and Hungarian Presidency was announced on 29 October in Brussels. Spain as the first state of the trio will assume the Presidency of the EU Council on 1 January 2010.

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