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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...

Informacje dla prasy

Visit of Minister Dowgielewicz in Romania

14.07.2010

On July 15 th and 16th 2010 the Secretary of State for European Affairs Mikołaj Dowgielewicz will be paying a visit to Bucarest, where he will be meeting with Leonard Orban - the Romanian president’s European Affairs counsellor - and the chief-minister of the European Affairs Department Bogdan Manoiu.

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Cyprus presents the preliminary version of its' Presidency website

12.07.2010

Andreas Moleskis, responsible for the coordination of the preparations for the Cypriot Presidency of the EU Council, unveils the preliminary version of the Presidency website.

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The website of the Belgian Presidency launched!

28.06.2010

Today Belgian government officials Prime Minister Yves Leterme, Minister of Foreign Affairs Steven Vanackere and State Secretary for European Affairs Olivier Chastel launched the official website of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union www.eutrio.be.

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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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Meeting of the Ministers for European Affairs of the Weimar Triangle

02.02.2010

In a meeting on 1 January 2010 in Warsaw, Mr Mikołaj Dowgielewicz and his counterparts: Pierre Lellouche – Secretary of State for European Affairs in France and Werner Hoyer – Ministry of State for the EU in Germany, stressed the need to revive the Weimar Triangle and make use of it to seek common solutions in the widely understood European Integration area.

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