The ongoing crisis in the Eurozone has posed particular challenges to the current Polish EU Presidency. Poland, like Sweden, is not a member of the Euro Group and has therefore been excluded from some of the most important decision-making during the second half of 2011.
Moreover, the political clout in the EU now rests more with the European Council than with the Council Presidencies. Nevertheless, Council Presidencies continue to matter.

At this seminar, Piotr Maciej Kaczynski, Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), will present a mid-term review of the Polish Presidency and discuss its strategies and achievements. The report The Polish Presidency: Ambitions and Limitations is part of the SIEPS research project The EU Presidencies.

Speaker
Piotr Maciej Kaczynski, a Research Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Brussels

Discussant
Johan Krafft, Director General, Department for EU-Coordination, Swedish Prime Minister´s Office

Chair
Fredrik Langdal, Researcher, SIEPS

Time: Wednesday 14 December, 13.15-14.45. Registration/coffee from 12.50
Venue: Medelhavsmuseet, Fredsgatan 2, Stockholm
Language: English

Please register no later than 12 December.

The seminar – which is conducted in English – is free of charge and open to the public. Each participant will receive a copy of the publication.

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