The second Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union will run from 1 January to 30 June 2025. 

The Council of the European Union is the key decision-making body of the EU, which comprises ministers of 27 Member States. During the presidency, Poland will be responsible for coordinating the Council’s work and representing the EU in its relations with other institutions and states.

Security – Polish priority for the European Union

‘Security, Europe!’ is the motto of the Polish presidency, and it has been highlighted during the official opening. The event started with a speech by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who emphasised the importance of the Polish Presidency in the Council of the European Union and reminded the audience of the key priorities for the coming months.

Over the next six months, we are going to focus on key issues: security, competitiveness, innovation. Imagination, courage, good leadership – these are the sources of our strength 

- Prime Minister Donald Tusk noted.

In an attempt to respond to current challenges, Poland defined seven pillars of security – bolstering defence capabilities, protecting the populace and borders, boosting resilience against foreign interference and disinformation, ensuring security and freedom of economic activity, energy transition, competitive and resilient agriculture, and health security. 

Europe can consider itself lucky that Poland is going to be at the helm as we enter these tumultuous times, as Poles understand it perfectly that we need to find strength, hope and self-confidence within ourselves, while searching for the meaning of freedom and making sense of everything that Europe is about

- the Prime Minister pointed out.   

Directions of the Polish Presidency approved by Member States 

President of the European Council Antonio Costa pointed out that issues concerning internal security, state resilience and border security are seen as crucial in the comprehensive overview of Europe's security posture.

As the authors of the Polish Presidency programme aptly noted, we need to address security issues in a more comprehensive manner. This includes ensuring resilience against natural disasters such as the dramatic floods that hit Poland last summer, ensuring that our borders are secure, tackling the migration challenges as well as effectively combating hybrid threats and attacks

- Antonio Costa said.

We must remember that prosperity and security go hand in hand

- he pointed out.