20/11/2024 (Agence Europe) – The central theme of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU, which begins on 1 January, will be security, explained Polish Under-Secretary of State Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka at an extraordinary meeting of the Bureau of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in Warsaw on Tuesday 19 November. Security will be broken down into seven pillars: - external and military security, including the response to the war in Ukraine; - energy security; - economic security; - food security; - climate security; - health security; - information security. “We will be very much open to dialogue, and security will also relate to civil society and to increasing citizens’ resilience. For this reason, we will set up two committees within the Prime Minister’s office to constantly listen to NGOs and entrepreneurs” said Ms Sobkowiak-Czarnecka, according to an EESC press release. (CG)