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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

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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Sixth Polish-Spanish Intergovernmental Consultations

10.11.2009

After the meeting with PM of the Kingdom of Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, PM Donald Tusk stressed that Polish-Spanish relations are based on mutual understanding and friendship.

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Polish-french intergovernmental consultations

05.11.2009

Polish-French intergovernmental consultations joined by PM Donald Tusk and President Nicolas Sarkozy were held in Paris. While the Polish-French summit lasted, participants adopted four declarations on security and defence, agriculture, culture, as well as energy, environment and climate.

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Polish-Hungarian consultations on the cooperation for the EU Council presidency preparations

12.06.2009

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.

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Meeting of the Polish-Danish-Cypriot trio

20.05.2009

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.

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