Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union

01.07.-31.12.2011 The logo symbolises values such as dynamism, positive energy and solidarity. It depicts Poland as a modern and young-spirited country that is initiating positive changes in Europe. The Presidency logo was created by Jerzy Janiszewski, a designer of the now world famous "Solidarity" logo which became a historic symbol of Poland's transition to freedom and democratic changes in the region.

Priorities

European integration as a source of growth Internal market E-commerce

European Patent

Reduction of roaming fees

SME access to capital

Intellectual capital

EU Budget 2014-2020 Commencement of negotiations

EU Budget connected to the Europe 2020 strategy

The role of cohesion policy and the Common Agricultural Policy

Investments in infrastructure and human capital

Trade negotiations Completion of negotiation with Ukraine, India, Canada, Singapore and Malaysia

Opening of negotiations with Moldova and Georgia

Progress in the Doha Development Round negotiations

Europe benefiting from openness European Union expansion Signing the Accession Treaty with Croatia

Continuation of accession negotiations with Turkey

Progress in negotiations with Iceland

Support for the European aspiration of the Western Balkans

Neighbourhood policy Development of the Eastern Partnership (EaP summit in Warsaw)

Support for democratization in North Africa

New strategy for the EU's relations with the Arab world

European security Energy security Analysis of the EU's external energy policy Development of recommendations to strengthen common EU energy policy

Common Foreign and Security Policy Strengthening of the EU's capabilities to plan and introduce crisis management operations Strengthening of EU operation capabilities

Development of NATO-EU cooperation

Food Security Discussion on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy Effective use of EU funds

Maintenance of market orientation

The Presidency in numbers

184 days 1200 trained experts Over 30,000 delegates attending meeting in Poland 80 liaison officers from almost 3,000 candidates PLN 430 million - total Presidency budget 2010-2012 Over PLN 10 million in savings thank to support from private sector partners 50 ministerial meeting in 5 Polish cities Over 300 expert meeting and 200 events under sponsorship of the Presidency Around 1,500 meeting in Brussels and Luxembourg

Cities of the Presidency

The most important meeting during the Presidency will take place in five Polish cities. These are: Sopot - July Wroclaw - September Cracow - November Poznan - October Warsaw - December

Expert meetings and events are being organised under sponsorship of the Presidency in many other cities throughout Poland.

Selected events in Poland

1/07 Official inauguration of the Presidency (Warsaw) 8/07 Join 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 (Wroclaw) 3-4/10 Single Market Forum (Cracow) 5-7/10 European Tourism Forum (Cracow) 14-15/11 5th EU 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)

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A lot can be written about the Polish Presidency. This brochure consciously excludes environment issues, presenting only key phrases, terms and statistics. For more information please visit the official website at www.pl2011.eu. The Polish Presidency is a green Presidency.

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Gifts promoting Polish design

Delegates arriving at Presidency meetings traditionally receive small gifts... The Polish Presidency promotes young Polish designers, minimalism, traditional materials and modernity that alludes to tradition and nature.

The winning projects: Spinning Tops (Monika Wilczyńska) Folders (Ania Kuczyńska) Milk and Honey (Beza projekt) Striped flint cufflinks (Dorota Kempko)

National Cultural Programme

Art for Social Change: 1,000 art projects, 170 partner organisations, 60 recurrent events, 184 cultural days • special projects in: Krasnogruda, Warsaw, Sopot, Bialystok, Katowice,

Wroclaw, Lublin, Cracow, Poznan • European Cultural Congress 8-11 September, Wroclaw • grassroots cultural initiatives and the Eastern Partnership • debates, workshops, design, music, theatre

Internet, social media

International cultural programme

I, Culture: 400 projects, 10 capital cities, 10 time zones, 100 days · Projects in: Brussels, Berlin, Kiev, London, Madrid, Minsk, Moscow,

Peris, Beijing, Tokyo. · Pillars of the programme: Karol Szymanowski, Czesław Miłosz,

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

· Polish projects developed by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute in cooperation with Polish and international partners will be presented at the finest galeries, theatres, clubs and festivals: Bozar, La Monnaie in Brussels, the National Theater, Whitechapel Gallery and London Jazz Festival, Martin Gropius Bau in Berlin, Teatro Real in Madrid. www.culture.pl

· Numerous cultural projects by 22 Polish Institutes in Europe and in the USA as well as hundreds of public and cultural diplomacy projects by over 100 Polish embassies all around the world. A modern, original and very useful guide to Poland.

This attractive and easy-to-read guide helps foreigners understand Poland and Polish people and allows them to discover the most interesting places recommended by public figures and organisers of cultural activities. On 208 pages, the guide presents a coherent, transparent and up-to-date review of the most important areas of Poland's economic, social and cultural life (8 chapters). It draws attention to places, people and phenomena that affirm Poland as a country with rich traditions, and at the same time, it remains creative, modern and dynamic.

Polish Cuisine

The Polish Presidency is a great opportunity to promote Polish cuisine. One of the Polish's leading chefs, Adam Chrząstkowski, is overseeing the creation of an exquisite menu of Polish dishes that are based on Poland's native ingredients. The dishes will be served on high-level meeting in Poland and Brussels. Foreign delegations and journalists visiting Poland during the Presidency will also receive a collection of recipes for Polish dishes that was specially prepared by 16 chefs, including three professionals from outside Poland, who work on a daily basis in the best Polish restaurants. The starting point for each recipe is an ingredient that is commonly associated with Polish cuisine (e.g. herring, cucumber, groats, poppy seed and venison). Each recipe is preceded by a comprehensible description, including its cultural context, for foreigners who are unfamiliar with the Polish cuisine. The publication is enhanced by modern illustrations.

The publication is available on the Presidency website

The publication is available on the Presidency website

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