Polish Presidency In Council of the European Union

01.07.-31.12.2011 Dynamic, positive energy and solidarity are the values that symbolize logo. Shows Poland as a modern and young at heart, initiating positive changes in Europe.

The author of the presidency’s logo is Jerzy Janiszewski – the author of the well-known around the world „Solidarity” logo, that became a historic symbol of polish route to freedom and democratic transformations in this part of the world.

Priorities

The presidency in numbers

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European integration as a growth source Trade negotiations the EU budget 2014-2020

The opening of negotiations The end of negotiations with Ukraine, India, EU budżet associated with Canada, Singapore, Europe 2020 and Malaysia

The role of cohesion policy and the opening of negotiations, the Common Agricultural Policy of Moldova and Georgia Progress in the Doha Round negotiations

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184 days 1200 trained experts Over 30 000 delegates- participants of the meetings in Poland 80 liaisons officers from among nearly 3000 candidates 430 million PLN – Total Presidency budget for years 2010-2012 Over10 million PLN of savings thanks to business partners’ support 50 ministerial meetings in 5 cities in Poland Over 300 expert meetings and 200 events under the auspices of the Presidency Around1500 meetings in Brussels and Luxembourg

Investments in infrastructure and human capital

Europe benefiting from openness Enlargement of the European Union Neighborhood policy

Development of East Partnership (PW summit in Warsaw)

Supporting democratization in North Africa

New EU strategy regarding relations with Arab World.

The cities of the Presidency

Safe Europe

Wybrane wydarzenia w Polsce

Energy security Common Foreign and Security Policy

Food security

The analysis of external energy Policy in EU

Straighten the EU ability to plan and carry out crisis management operations.

Discussion over the Common Agricultural Policy future

Develop recommendations for straightening common energy Policy of the EU

Straighten the EU operational capacity

Effective use of financial resources of the EU

The development of NATO-EU cooperation

Maintaining the orientation for the market

1/07Official inauguration of Presidency (Warsaw) 8/07 Joint meeting of the Council of Ministers of the European Commission (Warszawa) 2- 3/09 Informal meeting of the Foreign Affairs Ministers UE-27 (Sopot) 17-18/09 European Congress of Women (Warszawa) 29-30/09 Eastern Partnership Summit (Warszawa) 8-11/09 European Congress of Culture (Wroclaw) 3- 4/10 Internal Market Forum (Krakow) 4- 5-7/10 European Tourism Forum (Kraków) 5- 14-15/11 V European Equality Summit (Poznań) 6- 28-29/11 Civil Society Forum of the Eastern Partnership (Poznan) 1-2/12 High-level conference of the Southern countries of the EU Neighborhood (Warszawa)

Internal market

E-Commerce

European Patent

Lowering roaming charges

SME’s Access to capital

Intellectual capital

The signing of the Accession Treaty with Croatia

A continuance in accession negotiations with Turkey

Progress in negotiations with Island

Support of Western Europe aspirations

The most import ant meetings during the Presidency are held in 5 cities in Poland: Sopot – July Wroclaw -September Krakow – October Poznan – November Warszawa - December In many other places around the country the expert meetings and events under the auspices of the Presidency are held.

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Delegates arriving at the meeting of the Presidency traditionally receive a small gift ... Polish Presidency putthe young Polish designers, minimalist, traditional materials, referring to the tradition of modernity and nature.

National Cultural Program

Cultural Program abroad Art for Social Change: 1000 artistic projects, 170 partner organizations, 60 cyclical events, 184 cultural days • Special Projects in: Krasnogruda, Warszawa, Sopot, Białystok,

Katowice, Wrocław, Lublin, Kraków, Poznań • European Congress of Culture 8-11September Wroclaw • Bottom-up cultural initiatives and the Eastern Partnership • debates, workshops, patterns, music, theatre

www.prezydencja.nina.gov.pl www.uwaganakulture.pl

About Poland

Modern, original and highly functional guide to Poland. The attractive, lightweight way to help foreigners understand Poland and Poles, discover the best places recommended by a group of public figures and entertainers. At 208 pages presents a consistent, transparent and timely overview of the main areas of economic, social and cultural Polish (8 chapters). Draws attention to the places, people and events that support the image of Polish as a country with rich traditions, while creative, modern and dynamic.

Publication is available at Presidency website

Internet, social media www.pl2011.eu

I, Culture: 400 projects, 10 capitals, 10 time zones, 100 days • Projects in: Brussels, Berlin, Kiev, London, Madrid, Minsk, Moscow, Paris,

Beijing, Tokyo. • Pillars of the program: Karol Szymanowski, Czesław Miłosz, Stanisław

Lem, Beats of Freedom, I, Culture Puzzle. Modern craft workshop I, Culture Orchestra.

• Polish projects prepared by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute in cooperation with Polish and foreign partners will be presented in the best art galleries, theaters, clubs and festivals: Bozar, La Monnaie in Brussels, National Theater, Whitechapel Galery, London Jazz Festival, Martin Gropius Bau in Berlin, Teatro Real in Madrid. www.culture.pl

• A number of Polish Institutes cultural projects in 22 cities in Europe and the USA, and hundreds of projects in the field of public and cultural diplomacy carried out by more than 100 Polish diplomatic missions in all continents

Cuisine PIVCuisine PL

The Polish presidency is a great opportunity to promote Polish cuisine. One of the most cherished Polish chefs, Adam Chrząstowski, oversees the creation of exquisite menu of Polish dishes, native products based on high-level meetings in Poland and Brussels. Foreign delegations and journalists visiting Poland during the presidency also receive a package of laws on the Polish cuisine, modern arranged for 16 chefs, including three foreigners, every day working in the best Polish restaurants. The starting point for each of the rules is the product generally evocative of Polish cuisine (such as herring, cucumber, buckwheat, poppy, game). Each recipe precedes foreign customers understand the product description, including its cultural context. The publication is even more enjoyable thanks to modern illustrations.

The winner Projects are: Tops (Monika Wilczyńska) Briefcases (Ania Kuczyńska) Milk and honey (Beza projekt) Cufflinks with striped flint (Dorota Kempko)

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Polish Presidency is a green presidency

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