Polish presidency in the Council of the European Union

1. 07. - 31. 12. 2011 Dynamics, positive energy and solidarity are values which are represented in the logo. Shows Poland as modern and young at heart country, which initiate positive changes in Europe.

The author of the presidency logo is Jerzy Janiszewski - author of the world-famous "Solidarity" logo, which became a historical symbol of polish road to freedom and democratic changes in this part of the world.

European integration as a source of growth Budget of the EU 2014-2020

Opening of negotiations

Budget of the EU connected with the Europe 2020 strategy

The role of cohesion policy and Common Agricultural Policy

Investment in infrastructure and human capital

Europe benefiting from openness Neighbourhood policy

Developing the Eastern Partnership summit of the EP in Warsaw

Support of the democratisation in countries of North Africa

New strategy of EU relations with the Arabian world

Safe Europe

Energetic Security

Common Foreign and Security Policy Strengthening the EU abilities to planning and performing an operation of management of crisis Strengthening the EU operational abilities Developing cooperation NATO-EU

Food Security

Analisys of condition of energetic external policy of the EU

Debate over the future of Common Agricultural Policy Efficient use of financial EU resources Maintenance of market orientation

Developing recommendations for strengthening EU common energy policy

• 184 days • 1200 trained experts • Over 30 000 delegates - participants of meetings in Poland • 80 liaison officers among almost 3000 candidates • 430 m zloty - total budget of presidency for 2010-2012 • Over 10 m zloty of savings thanks to the support of business partners • 50 ministerial meetings in 5 cities of Poland • Over 300 expert meetings and 200 events under the presidency's

patronage • About 1500 meetings in Brussels and Luxembourg

1/07

Official inauguration of presidency (Warsaw) 8/07 Joint sitting of the cabinet of the Republic of Poland and the

European Commission (Warsaw) 2-3/09 Informal meeting of foreign ministers EU-27 (Sopot) 17-18/09 European Congress of Women (Warsaw) 29-30/09 Summit of the Eastern Partnership (Warsaw) 8-11/09 European Congress of Culture (Wrocław) 3-4/10 Forum of Domestic Market (Cracow) 3-5-7/10 European Forum of Tourism (Cracow) 3-14-15/11 V European Summit for Equality (Poznań) 3-28-29/11 Forum of Society of Civil Eastern Partnership (Poznań) 1-2/12 Conference of high-level for southern neighbouring

countries of EU (Warsaw)

Domestic market

E-Commerce

European Patent

Reduction in the roaming duties

Access of SMEs to the capital

Intellectual capital

Trade negotiations

The end of negotiations with Ukraine, India, Canada, Singapore and Malaysia

Inauguration of negotiations with Moldova and Georgia

The progress of the Doha Round negotiations

Enlargement of the European Union Signing Treaty of Accession with Croatia Carrying on with accession negotiations with Turkey

Progress in negotiations with Iceland

Advocacy of the western Balkans' European aspiration

Priorities Presidency in numbers

Cities of the presidency

The most important meetings of the presidency take place in five Polish cities. They are: Sopot - July Wrocław - September Cracow - October Poznań - November Warsaw - December In different places in the whole country there are organised expert meetings and events under the presidency's patronage.

Selected events in Poland

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Delegates arriving to presidency meetings traditionally receive small gift... Polish presidency counts on young, polish designers, minimalism, traditional materials, modernity referring to traditions and nature.

Art for Social Change: 1000 artistic projects, 170 partnership organisations, 60 cyclic events, 184 days of culture • special projects in cities: Krasnogruda, Warsaw,

Sopot, Białystok, Katowice, Wrocław, Lublin, Cracow, Poznań • European Congress of Culture 8th-11th September, Wrocław • grassroots cultural initiatives and Eastern Partnership • debates, workshops, design, music, theatre

Original, modern and very functional guide to Poland. In attractive and easy way helps foreigners to understand Poland and Poles, to discover the most interesting places recommended by the group of public people and by organizers of cultural activities.

On 208 pages presents coherent, clear and current review of the most important domains of economic, social and cultural life of Poland (8 chapters).

)Calls attention to these places, people and phenomenon, which confirm image of Poland as a country with rich traditions and at the same time as creative, modern and dynamic country.

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

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

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

• Polish projects made by Adam Mickiewicz Institution in colaboration with Polish and foreign partners will be presented in leading galleries, stages, clubs and festivals: Bozar, La Monnaie in Brussels, National Theater, Whitechapel Galery, London Jazz Festival in Londnon, Martin Gropius Bau in Berlin, Teatro Real in Madrit. www.culture.pl

• Numerous cultural projects of Polish Institutes in 22 cities of Europe and USA and several hundred projects of public and cultural diplomacy fulfilled by over 100 diplomatic post of the Republic of Poland on all continents.

Polish presidency is an excellent opportunity for promotion of Polish kitchen. One of the most valued Polish chefs, Adam Chrzęstowski, supervise the creation of delicious menu with Polish dishes, on the basis of vernacular products, for high-level meetings in Poland and Brussels. Foreign delegations and journalists visiting Poland during presidency receive package of recipes for Polish dishes, modernly arranged by 16 chefs, including three foreigners, who works in the best Polish restaurants. Basis to each recipes are products which generally connote with Polish kitchen (e.g. herring, cucumber, kasha, poppy seed, game). Each recipe is preceded by the description of the product, only with its cultural context, understandable for foreign receiver. Publication is made more attractive by modern pictures.

Victorious projects are: • Whirligigs (Monika Wilczyńska) • Briefcases (Ania Kuczyńska) • Milk and Honey (Beza project) • Studs with striped flint (Dorota Kempko)

Cultural program abroad

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PIV Cuisine PL

Publication available on presidency's portal

Polish presidency is green presidency.

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Gifts promoting Polish design

National Cultural Program

About Poland

Internet, public media

About Polish Presidency we could write long and entertainingly. Caring about the environment. In this booklet we intentionally limit ourselves to point only keywords, terms and statistics. To find more go to our official website www.pl2011.eu

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