 The Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Council of Europe member states hold the Chair of the Committee of Ministers for a term of 6 months in rotation.
At the end of each Session of the Committee of Ministers,
the Chairmanship falls to the next member state in the alphabetical order of the English country names.
On 10 November 2004,
Poland takes over the chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
This is of great importance in view of Poland's recent accession to the European Union and the fact that Poland is the first country among new EU member states to take the chairmanship of the largest and oldest European international organisation.
Poland's chairmanship takes place in a vital moment in the history of the Council of Europe.
The Third Summit of the Council of Europe will take place on May 2005.
Poland will be the host of this important meeting of Heads of State and Government of the member states of the Council of Europe.
The Information Office of the Council of Europe in Warsaw has already prepared a special events programme that will accompany Poland's chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers.
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