European integration as a source of growth Internal market

E-Commerce

A European Patent Lowering

of the roaming fees SME’s access to the capital

Intellectual capital

Budīet UE 2014-2020

The beginning of negotiations

EU’s budget connected with Europe 2020 strategy

Function of Cohesion Politics and Common Agricultural Politics

Investments in infrastructure and human capital

Trade negotiations

The end of negotiations with Ukraine, India, Canada, Singapore and Malaysia The beginning of negotiations with Moldova and Georgia Progress in negotiations Doha Round

Europe benefiting from openness European Union expansion Neighbourhood policy

Signing the Accession Treaty with Croatia

Continuation o f accession negotiations with Turkey

Progress in negotiations with Iceland Support for the European aspirations of the Western Balkans

European Security

Development of the Eastern Partnership (Eastern Partnership summit in Warsaw) Support for democracy movements in North Africa New strategy for the EU’s relations with the Arab world

Energy Common Foreign Food security And Security Policy Security

Analyses of the EU’s Discussion on the external energy policy Strenghtening of the EU’s future of the

capabilities to plan Common Agriculture and implement crisis Policy

Development of management operations

Recommendation to Effective use strenghten common EU of EU funds Energy policy Strenghtening of the EU

pperational capabilities finansowych UE

Development of NATO-EU cooperation

Maintenance of the market orientation

The most important meetings during the presidency are: Sopot - July Wrocâaw - Septemer Kraków - October Poznaĕ - November Warszawa –Decembe

Expert meetings and events are being organised under the auspices of the Presidency in many other places all over the country.

Polish presidency in European Union Council

01.07. -31.12.2011

Dynamics, positive energy and solidarity are the qualities that are symbolized by the logo.Shows Poland as a modern and young-at-heart country which initiates positive changes in Europe.

The author of the presidency logo is Jerzy Janiszewski – the author of the world-famous logo of “Solidarity” which became a historical symbol of polish means of gaining freedom and democratic changes in this part of the world.

Cities of presidency

1/07 Official inauguration of the Presidency (Warsaw)

8/07 Common meeting between the Polish Cabinet and the European Commission (Warsaw))

2-3/09 Informal meeting of EU-27 foreign ministers (Sopot)

17-18/09 European Congress of Women (Warsaw) 29-30/09 Eastern Partnership Summit (Warsaw) 8-11/09 European Cultural Congress (Wrocalaw) 3-4/10 Internal Market Forum (Cracow) 5-7/10 European Tourism Forum (Cracow) 14-15/11 5th European Equality Summit (Poznan)

28-29/11 Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (Poznan)

1-2/12 High- level conference for the EU’s Southern Neighbours (Warsaw)

Presidency in numbers Priorities

• 184 days • 1200 trained experts • Over 30 000 delegates – participants of the meetings • 80 liaison officers elected from almost 3000 candidates • 430 miillion PLN – total budget of presidency on 2010-2012 • Over 10 million PLN of savings through business partners’ support • 50 ministerial meetings in 5 cities in Poland • Over 300 expert meetings and 200 events under the auspices of

presidency • About 1500 meetings in Brussels and Luxemburg

Selected events in Poland

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Delegates arriving to the meetings of presidency traditionally get a small gift... Polish presidency put on young,polish designer,minimalizm,traditional materials,modrnity reffering to the tradition and natures.

Cultural programme abroad

Art for Social Change: 1000 artistic project, 170 partnership organizations, 60 periodical events, 184 days of culture • special projects in cities: Krasnogruda, Warszawa,

Sopot, Biaâystok, Katowice, Wrocâaw, Lublin, Kraków, Poznaĕ • European Cultural Congress 8-11 September Wroc ław • bottom-up cultural initiatives and Eastern Partnership • debates,occupations,design,music,theatre

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

About Poland

i dynamicznegoModern,original and very useful guide to Poland.In attractive and e attractive and easy-to-read way this guide helps foreigns to fore understand Poland and Polish nation,it helps to discover m many fascinating places recommended by public figures and a and organizers of cultural activities.

On 208 pages it presents a consistent,transparent and up- up-to-date review of the most significant areas in Poland’s Poland’s economic,community and cultural life (8chapters) .It focuses on places,people and phenomena which emphasise not only Poland’s rich traditions but also make Poland creative,modern and dynamic country.

I, Culture: 400 projects,10 capitals,10 time zones,100 days • Projekty in:Brussels,Berlin,Kiev,London,Madrid,Minsk,Moscow, Paris,Beijing,Tokyo. • Pillars of the programme: Karol Szymanowski, Czesław Miłosz,

Stanisław Lem, Beats of Freedom, I, Culture Puzzle.Workshop of modern craft and I, Culture Orchestra.

• Polish projects prepared byAdam Mickiewicz Institute with the cooperation with polish and foreign partners will be presented in the best galleries,stages,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

• Many cultural projects of Polish Institutes in 22 cities of Europe and USA and hundreds projects of public and cultural diplomacy realized by over 100 diplomatic institutions of RP on the all continents.

Cuisine PL

Polish Presidency is a great opportunity to promote Polish cuisine.One of the most valued Polish chefs,Adam Chrzastowski,supervises the creation of exquisite menu with Polish dishes,based on native products,for the high level meetings in Poland and Brussels. Foreign delegations and journalists visiting Poland during the presidency also receive a package of receipts of the Polish cuisine dishes,modernly arranged by 16 chefs,including three foreigners,every day working in the best Polish restaurant.The starting point of each receipts is a product commonly associating with Polish cuisine (such as herring,cucumber,groats,poppy,game) Each receipt precedes the understandable for the foreign consumer the product description,including its cultural context. Modern illustrations make the publication more attractive.

Publication available on the Presidency website

Winning projects were: • Buzzes (Monika Wilczyńska) • Briefcases (Ania Kuczyńska) • Milk and honey (Beza project) • Clips with striped flint (Dorota Kempko)

Souvenirs promoting Polish design

National Cultural Programme

Internet,social media

A lot can be written about Polish Presidency. Taking care of natural environment,in this brochure we are intentionally focusing on key concepts,terms and statistics.For more information please visit the official website at www.pl2011.eu.

Polish Presidency is a green Presidency.

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