Polish Presidency of the Council of European Union

01.07.-31.12.2011 Dynamics, positive energy and solidarity - these values are presented by a logo. The aim of the logo is to present Poland as a modern country with young spirit which is bringing about positive changes in the whole of Europe.

The author of the logo is Jerzy Janiszewski - designer the world-renowned logo of "Solidarność" (Solidarity), which became a historic symbol of Polish struggle for freedom and democratic reforms in this part of the world.

European Integration as a source of growth

Internal market UE Budget 2014-2020 Trade negociations E-Commerce Starting of negociations Completed of

negociations with Ukraine, India, Canada, Singapore, and Malaysia

European Patent UE Budget connected with Europe 2020 strategy Reduction of

roaming costs The role of cohesion policy and the CAP

Open of negotiation with Moldavia and Georgia SME access to funds

Intelectual capital Investment in insfrastucture and human capital

Progress in Doha Development Round negotiations

Europe benefiting from openness

European Union Expansion Neighborhood Policy Signing the Accession Treaty with Croatia

Development of the Eastern Partnership (Eastern Partnership summit in Warsaw)

Continuation of accession negotiation with Turkey

Supporting for democratic movement in North Africa

Progress in negotiation with Iceland New relationship strategy between UE and Arab world

Support for the European aspirations of the Western Balkans

Save Europe

• 184 days • 1200 educated experts • More than 30000 delegates - members of meetings in Poland • 80 liaison officers from amongst almost 3,000 candidates • 430 million PLN - total Presidency budget 2010-2012 • Over 10 million PLN in savings thanks to support from private sector

partners • 50 ministerial meetings in 5 Polish cities • More than 300 expert meetings and 200 events under the auspices of

the Presidency • Around 1,500 meetings in Brussels and Luxembourg

Sopot -July Wrocław- September Kraków- October Poznań- November Warszawa- December

Energy Security Common Foreign and Security Policy

Food Security

Analysis of US's external energy policy

Discussion on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy

Strengthening of EU operational capabilities Development of NATO-EU cooperation Development of

recommendations to strengthen common EU energy policy

Effective use of UE funds

Strengthening of EU operational capabilities Development of co-operation NATO-UE

Maintenance of market orientation

1/07 Official inauguration of the presidency (Warsaw) 08/07 Joint meeting between the Polish cabinet and the European

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

UE-27 (Sopot) 17-18/09 European Congress of Woman (Warsaw) 29-30/09 Eastern Partnership Summit (Warsaw) European Cultural Congress (Wroclaw) 3- 4/10 Single Market Forum (Cracow) 4- 5-7/10 European Tourism Forum (Cracow) 5- 14-15/11 5th EU Equality Summit (Poznan) 6- Eastern Partnership Civil Society

Forum (Poznan) 1-2/12 High-level conference for the EU's southern neighbors (Warsaw)

Priorities Presidency in numbers

Cities of Presidency The most important meetings during Polish presidency will take place in five Polish cities.

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

Selected events in Poland

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Delegates arriving to the meetings of Polish Presidency traditionally receive small gift... Polish Presidency chose young Polish designers, minimalism and traditional materials, modernity which alludes to tradition and nature.

Art for Social Change: 1000 of artistic projects, 170 partnership organizations, 60 recurrent events, 184 cultural days • special projects in: Krasnogruda, Warsaw, Sopot, Bialystok,

Katowice, Wroclaw, Lublin, Cracow, Poznan • European Culture Congress 8-11 September, Wroclaw • grass-roots cultural initiatives and the Eastern Partnership • debates, workshops, design, music, and theatre

Modern, original and very useful guide to Poland. In attractive and easy way, the guide helps foreigners to understand Poland and Polish people, to discover most interesting places which are recommended by public persons and culture animators. On 208 pages consistent, clear and current view of most important spheres of economic, cultural and community life of Poland is presented (8 Chapters). It draws attention to places, people and phenomena which

emphasis Poland's rich traditions on the one hand and its creativity, modernity and dynamism on the other.

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

Beijing, Tokyo • Mainstays of the programme: Karol Szymanowski, Czesław Miłosz,

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

• Polish project developed by Adam Mickiewicz Institute in co-operation with Polish and foreigner partners will be presented in the best galleries, scenes, clubs and festivals: Bozar, La Monnaie in Brussels, National Theater, Whitechapel Galery, London Jazz Festival in London, Martin Gropius Bau in Berlin, Teatro Real in Madrit www.culture.pl

• Many cultural projects of Polish Institutes in 22 cities of Europe and USA and several hundred projects by over 100 Polish embassies all around the world.

Polish Presidency is an excellent occasion to promote Polish Cuisine. One of the

most appreciated Polish cuisine masters, Adam Chrząstowski, is a supervisor of select menu with Polish dishes which are based on native products prepared for high level meetings in Poland and Brussels. Foreign delegations and journalists visiting Poland during the time of Presidency will receive a collection of recipes for Polish dishes in new, modern arrangements prepared by 16 chefs; three of them are foreigners who work in the best Polish restaurants. Every recipe includes a product which is associating with Polish cuisine (f.ex. herring, cucumber, buckwheat groats, poppy seedsand venison). Each recipe is preceded by description of a product and its cultural context which is comprehensible for foreign receiver. Publication is enhanced by modern illustrations.

The winning projects are:

· Spinning toys (Monika Wilczyńska) · Briefcases (Ania Kuczyńska) · Milk and honey (Baza projekt) · Cuff-links with flint stone (Dorota Kempko)

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

Cuisine PL

Publication is available on Presidency website

Publication is available on Presidency website

International cultural National Cultural

Gifts promoting Polish design

Internet, social media

A lot can be written about the Polish EU Presidency. With the environment in mind however, we are limiting this brochure to key phrases, terms and statistics. For more information please visit the official website at www.pl2011.eu.

Poland's EU Presidency is a green Presidency.

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