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...
On 10 June 2009 Minister Mikołaj Dowgielewicz met his Hungarian counterpart, Gabor Ivan. The meeting, held in Budapest, concerned the state of presidency preparation of both countries to the EU presidency in 2011, as well as the launch of regular cooperation between Poland and Hungary.
On 20 May 2009 a seminar dedicated to the preparations for the presidency trio Poland-Denmark-Cyprus took place at the Office of the Committee for European Integration in Warsaw.
On 13 May 2009 the State Secretary for EU Affairs from the Swedish Prime Minister's Office, Mrs Maria Åsenius, paid a visit to Warsaw.
On 12-13 March 2009 Minister Mikołaj Dowgielewicz paid a visit to Madrid. During the visit Mr Dowgielewicz met the Secretary of State for the EU in the Ministry of Foreign Affaires of the Kingdom of Spain, Mr. Diego Lopez Garrido.
On 5 February 2009 the Government Plenipotentiary for the Preparation of Governmental Administrative Bodies and the Republic of Poland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Minister Mikołaj Dowgielewicz, launched the website dedicated to the preparation for the Polish presidency in 2011.
