Internal market E-Commerce European Patent Reduction of roaming costs SMEs' access to capital Intellectual capital

EU budget 2014-2020 Initiating negotiations UE budget associated with the Europe 2020 strategy The role of cohesion policy and The Common Agricultural Policy Investments into infrastructure and human capital

Commercial negotiations Finishing negotiations with Ukraine, India, Canada, Singapore and Malaysia Opening negotiations with Moldavia and Georgia Progress in negotiations Doha Development Rounds

European integration as a source of growth

Priorities

The Polish Presidency in the Council of the European Union

01.07.-31.12.2011 Dynamics, positive energy and solidarity are the values represented by the logo. It portrays Poland as a modern country of a young spirit that is initiating positive changes in Europe. The logo’s author, Jerzy Janiszewski, is the author of another logo famous around the world, that of the "Solidarnosc", which has become the historical symbol of Poland’s road to freedom and the democratic changes in this part of the world.

• 184 days

• 1200 trained experts

• Over 30 000 delegates – participants at Poland's meetings

• 80 liaison officers out of almost 3000 candidates

• 430m PLN – the presidency's total budget for years 2010-2012

• Over 10m PLN saved due to business partners' support

• 50 ministerial meetings in 5 Polish cities

• Over 300 expert meetings and 200 events under the auspices of

the presidency

• Around 1500 meetings in Brussels and Luxembourg

Presidency in numbers

The Presidency's most important meetings are held in five Polish cities. These are:

Sopot - July Wroclaw - September Cracow - October Poznan - November Warsaw - December

In many places around the country there are the expert meetings and the events under the patronage of the Presidency held.

Cities of the Presidency

Europe profiting from its openness Expansion of European Union Signing of the Treaty of Accession with Croatia Continuing negotiations on accession of Turkey Progress in negotiations with Iceland Support of the Western Balkans' European aspirations

The Neighborhood Policy Developing Eastern Partnership (The EaP summit meeting in Warsaw) Supporting the democratization in Northern Africa countries New strategy with regard to EU relationship with the Arab World

Secure Europe Energetic Security Analysis of the EU Foreign Policy on Energy' status Acquirement of recommendation for strengthening the EU Common Policy on Energy

The Common Foreign and Security Policy Strengthening of the EU capability to plan and execute the crisis management operations Strengthening of EU operational capabilities Developing NATO-EU Co-operation

Alimentary Security Discussion on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy Efficient use of EU financial means Maintaining orientation towards the market

Selected events in Poland 1/07 The Official Inauguration of the Presidency (Warsaw)

8/07 Common conference of RP's Ministerial Council with the European

Council (Warsaw)

2-3/09 Informal meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs

EU-27 (Sopot)

17-18/09 The European Congress for Women (Warsaw)

29-30/09 The Eastern Partnership summit meeting(Warsaw)

8-11/09 The European Congress on Culture (Wroclaw)

3-4/10 The Domestic Market Forum (Cracow)

5-7/10 The European Forum on Tourism (Cracow)

14-15/11 The V European summit meeting for Equality (Poznan)

28-29/11 The Forum on Citizen Society's of the Eastern Partnership (Poznan)

1-2/12 Top level conference for EU Southern Neighbouring countries

(Warsaw)

Internet and social media

About Poland

Delegates that come to the Presidency's meetings

will traditionally receive a small souvenir...

Polish Presidency opted for young Polish designers,

minimalism, traditional materials, modernity that makes

references to tradition and nature.

The winner projects are:

• Spinning tops (Monika Wilczyńska)

• Briefcases (Ania Kuczyńska)

• Milk and honey(Beza project)

• Pins with striped flint (Dorota Kempko)

Souvenirs promoting Polish design

National Program on Culture

Art for Social Change: 1000 artistic projects, 170 partner organizations, 60

cyclical events, 184 days of culture

• special projects in cities: Krasnogruda, Warsaw,

Sopot, Białystok, Katowice, Wroclaw, Lublin, Cracow, Poznan

• European Congress on Culture 8-11 September Wroclaw

• the rank-and-file cultural initiatives and the Eastern Partnership

• debates, workshops, pattern-design, music, theater

Program on Culture Abroad

I, Culture: 400 projects, 10 capitals, 10 time zones, 100 days

• Projects in: Brussels, Berlin, Kiev, London, Madrid, Minsk, Moscow, Paris,

Beijing, Tokyo.

• Backbones of the program : Karol Szymanowski, Czesław Miłosz, Stanisław

Lem, Beats of Freedom, I, Culture Puzzle. Modern handicraft workshop and I,

Culture Orchestra.

• Polish projects prepared by Adam Mickiewicz Institute with the support of

Polish and foreign partners will be displayed in the best galleries, clubs, and

at the best stages and festivals: Bozar, La Monnaie in Brussels, National

Theater, Whitechapel Gallery, London Jazz Festival in London, Martin

Gropius Bau in Berlin, Teatro Real in Madrid. www.culture.pl

• Numerous cultural projects of Polish Institutes in 22 cities around Europe and

the USA, as well as hundreds of projects on public and cultural diplomacy

executed by over 100 RP diplomatic institutions around every continent.

Cuisine PL

Modern, original and very functional guide on Poland. In an

attractive and easy way it helps foreigners understand Poland

and Polish people, it discovers the most interesting places

recommended by a group of public persons and culture

promoters.

On its 208 pages it presents a coherent, clear and up-to-date

review of the most important fields of economic, social and

cultural life in Poland (8 chapters).

It pays attention to those places, people or phenomena which

ascertain Poland's image as a country rich in traditions, and

yet, a country that is creative, modern, and energetic.

The Polish Presidency is a perfect occasion to promote our Polish cuisine. One of

the most highly appreciated Polish chefs, Adam Chrząstowski, controls the creation

of an exquisite menu with Polish dishes, that are based on indigenous products, for

the top level meetings in Poland and Brussels.

Abroad delegations together with the reporters visiting Poland during the Presidency

additionally receive the set of Polish cuisine recipes, designed in a modern style by

16 chefs, the three of which foreigners, that commonly work for the best Polish

restaurants. The starting point for every recipe is the product commonly associated

with the Polish cuisine (e.g. herring, cucumber, groats, poppy seeds, venison). Each

recipe precedes the product's description with its cultural context that is

understandable for a foreign consumer. A similar publication is rendered more

attractive with modern illustrations.

Publication accessible via the Presidency's official website

Publication accessible via the Presidency's official website

We could continue to write about the Polish Presidency engrossedly for hours and pages. For the sake of natural environment, however, we consciously limit the contents of this brochure to pointing the key slogans, concepts and statistics. For further information please visit our official Internet site www.pl2011.eu.

The Polish Presidency is a green presidency.