2025 Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Logo of the 2025 Polish presidency 1 January – 30 June 2025
Council of the European Union
Term length	1 January – 30 June 2025
Website	poland25.eu
Presidency trio
Poland Denmark Cyprus

The 2025 Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union is the first in a trio of rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union positions currently held by Poland. Poland's Presidency of the Council in 2025 is the first nation in the thirteenth trio of Council Presidencies together with Denmark and Cyprus, which will last until 1 July 2026. It is Poland's second Presidency of the council, after its first in 2011.

Poland succeeded Hungary as president on 1 January 2025. The next presidency will be held by Denmark starting on 1 July 2025.[1]

Objectives

The Polish Presidency stated on its presidency website that it will focus on the following priorities:[2]

• Strengthening the external borders of the European Union and combating illegal immigration
• Addressing the demographic challenges of an aging population in Europe
• Promoting enlargement of the European Union to the Western Balkans
• Increasing the economic competitiveness of the European Union
• Shaping the future of the European Union's regional cohesion policy
• Promoting a "farmer-focused" European Union agricultural policy
• Strengthening the European Union's defense policy

Events

References

1. "Council Decision (EU) 2016/1316 of 26 July 2016" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Union. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
2. "Priorities of the Polish presidency". Polish Presidency. Retrieved 9 July 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Programme on Polish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu