YEAR 2011 NEWS

Unflagging interest in the Polish presidency in the council of the European Union among young people. The debate on Polish Presidency took place on 22th of November 2011 in School No. 1 in Krasnystaw.

During the debate the students presented the presidency objectives, priorities and the main problems that Poland would like to resolve during the Polish presidency in the Council of the European Union. According to students the main objectives connected with the presidency are: education, travel, youth exchanges, budget and economy, ecology, agriculture, European integration and the issue of a common currency - the euro.

The debate was also attended by a representative of the Regional Centre for European Information in Lublin, who presented an interesting multimedia presentation about the presidency and answered questions raised by the participants in the debate. The debate was a valuable educational and social endeavour. Students enriched their knowledge of the European Union, Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, as well as test their skills in public speaking, presenting their own points of views and listen to the right of others.

The organizer of the debate was the School European Club "Copernicus" and Junior High School student government, and teachers: Andrzej Cabanek, Marian Oszajca.