Przegląd Europejski – European Studies Quarterly

Poland can focus Europe’s attention on itself in a positive sense

2024, No. 4

Zuzanna Ptaszyńska

0000-0001-6147-1410

University of Warsaw

Publication date

12.01.2025

Submission date

25.12.2024

Acceptance date

10.01.2025

Publishing model

open access

License type

CC BY 4.0 Int.

Field

Social sciences

Discipline

political and administrative sciences, international relations, sociology, law, economics and finance, management and quality studies, social communication and media studies

Language of publication

Polish, English

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Abstract

1 January 2025 is a beginning of Polish six-month Presidency of the Council of the European Union. It starts during a period full of challenges, but Poland is wiser because of the experience of the first Presidency in 2011. The aim of this text is to familiarise readers with the essence of exercising the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The genesis of the Presidency, its principles and benefits for the state that exercises it are explained, as well as how national institutions are involved in it. Poland’s priorities are also presented and placed in an international context. The text includes the commentary of prof. Marta Witkowska.

Keywords:

European Union,Poland,Presidency of the Council of the European Union,Council of the European Union

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https://doi.org/10.2307/2616771

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