b'POLISH PRESIDENCY 2025SECURITY, EUROPE!T he first time that Poland chaired the Counciland borders, resist foreign interference and disinfor-of the European Union was in 2011. At thatmation, ensure security and freedom of economic time the main priorities were negotiation andactivity, energy transformation, competitive and future accession of new member states; military andresilient agriculture and health security. The Polish energy safety; immigration; concurrency and democ- role in the Union has been visualized in the official racy. From a global perspective, Europe today is inlogo, designed by Jerzy Janiszewski, the creator of a different place. Armed conflicts, especially thethe legendary graphic sign of Solidarity (1980). The Russian invasion in Ukraine, changes in global pol- Polish flag permeating the EU letters reflects Polands itics, reconfiguration of the international order, andinvolvement in European affairs and its ambitions to the declining importance of Europe in the worldwideset new directions for development.economy, suggest that the way of thinking needs to change.SEVEN PILLARSThirteen years from the first presidency and 20 from BY: ARTUR PASZKOWSKIjoining the EU, from the beginning of 2025, Poland will chair the Council with the main slogan Security, Europe!. The slogan refers to Polands ambitions for the presidency, captured in seven pillarsthe ability to defend ourselves, protect European people A NEW WAY FOR AGRICULTUREThe Polish presidency starts with the new institu-tional cycle of the EU, so it is seen as an opportunity to set new goals, suggestions, and processes for the next years. A new way of thinking is especially needed in the agricultural sector. New challenges regarding climate change, the approach to the green revolution, changes in the demography of rural areas, and espe-cially the future competitiveness of European agri-culture will need space in the European agenda. For the upcoming months, Poland has defined its main priorities regarding the agro-sector also under the security slogan and its ambitions to solve the main issues of European agriculture. The Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Czesaw Siekierski, announced that the presidency will focus mainly on securing the position, functioning and competitiveness of the sector and its resilience to crises. Poland will not only continue the legislation process but will also formulate new directions, and new challenges related to the preparation of new pol-icies in specific areas. A major task will be discussing the shape of the Common Agricultural Policy after 2027. 8ISEED WORLD EUROPEISEEDWORLD.COM/EUROPE | FEBRUARY 2025'