President von der Leyen and College of Commissioners travel to Gdańsk on the occasion of the Polish Presidency of the Council

European Commission - Announcement President von der Leyen and College of Commissioners travel to Gdańsk on the occasion of the Polish Presidency of the Council Brussels, 7 February 2025 Yesterday and today, the members of the European Commission, led by President von der Leyen, travelled to Gdańsk, in Poland, to mark the Polish presidency of the Council of the EU in the first semester of 2025. Commissioners and Polish ministers met in plenary format and in thematic groups to exchange on the priorities of the Polish presidency of the Council, and on how the Commission and the Council will work together in the coming months to deliver on a European Union that is more secure and more competitive. This morning, President von der Leyen and Prime Minister Tusk visited the European Solidarity Centre, an institution dedicated to preserving and promoting the legacy of the Solidarity movement, which was born in the city. In the same venue, the President and Prime Minister Tusk held a press conference to close the visit. President von der Leyen underlined the complementarity between the priorities set out by the Polish presidency and many of the initiatives the Commission intends to put forward at the beginning of the mandate. Security is the centrepiece of the Polish presidency, and President von der Leyen stressed the importance of embedding security into every European policy and action. Especially on defence, the President stressed the need to act as the full-scale...