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Due to constitutional term limits limiting a president to serve only two terms, incumbent president Andrzej Duda is ineligible for re-election. Presidential elections in Poland must take place on a day free from work (Sunday or a holiday) between 75 and 100 days before the term ends.
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland launched its presidency of the Council of the European Union on Friday mired in a diplomatic row with Hungary that underscored a deepening sense of political disunity ...
The presidency's function is to chair meetings of the council, determine its agendas, set a work program and facilitate dialogue both at Council meetings and with other EU institutions. The presidency is currently, as of January 2025, held by Poland. Three successive presidencies are known as presidency trios.
By 18 May 2025 – 2025 Polish presidential election; 28 May – 2025 UEFA Conference League final [3] July–August – 2025 Men's Junior World Handball Championship [4] 27 August–14 September – EuroBasket 2025 in Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Poland [5] [6] [7] TBA – 2025 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship [8] [9]
Poland will make joint European Union financing for defence its priority during its six-month presidency of the 27-nation bloc, arguing that security is a common European good, Poland's Finance ...
PiS says Tusk, a former European Council president, is subservient to Poland's larger neighbour Germany and accuses him of hypocrisy for criticising the PiS' tough policies towards migrants on the ...
The President must report to the European Parliament after each European Council meeting. [ 4 ] [ 15 ] The post was created by the Treaty of Lisbon and was subject to a debate over its exact role. Prior to Lisbon, the Presidency rotated in accordance with the Presidency of the Council of the European Union .
The country holding the Presidency is able to affect the overall policy direction for the six months. Since 2007, the Presidency has been co-ordinated every 18 months by three countries (a "triplet"), though one still takes a lead position every 6 months. Current holder Poland: Prime Minister Donald Tusk: Party European People's Party: Since