Press Release: The European Parliament and European Commission open offices in Wroclaw, Poland

European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek and European Commission Vice-President Reding opened the 'Europa House' – the European Union’s regional representation office – on the first day of Poland's European Union presidency. The office will play a key role in building contacts between the local authorities, journalists and citizens in Poland's south-west regions. Poland is now part of a group of the six most populated EU Member States that have one or more regional representations on their territories.

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ESO: Background information: Poland: EU Presidency, July - December 2011 http://www.europeansources.info/record/poland-eu-presidency-july-december-2011/

European Commission: Speech/11/494: SPEECH/11/494: José Manuel Durão Barroso: Launch of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/494&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Speech/11/498: José Manuel Durão Barroso: Speech by President Barroso at the European Parliament debate on the start of the Polish Presidency http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/498&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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