Polands EU Council presidency under evaluation : navigating Europe through stormy waters This volume examines Polands Presidency term as a crucial example of the rotating EU Council Presidency after the Lisbon Treaty. By covering all relevant policy fields this in depth analysis of the arguably most ambitious Presidency since the introduction of the Lisbon Treaty provides a balanced and differentiated evaluation of the profile of the reformed EU Council Presidency. The book embarks on the analysis by relating three main aspects of rotating Presidencies. First the introduction systematizes the major functions of the rotating Presidency. Against this background individual chapters analyze Polands term. Second the book addresses the tension between the formal neutrality expectation and the tempting opportunity for the country holding the Presidency to foster its national interests through its informal impact on the policies formulated decided upon and implemented during the Presidency. Third it adopts a contingency approach by distinguishing between endogenous and exogenous variables that may affect the outcome and success of the EU Council Presidency. Provided by publisher Introduction: How to analyse the rotating EU Council Presidency after the Lisbon treaty Thomas Mehlhausen and Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski coping with multiple challenges: Overview of the general performance of the Polish Council Presidency Piotr Maciedf Kaczynski Playing the service provider gaining in trust: Institutional aspects of the Polish Council Presidency Anne Lauenroth and Nicholai von Ondarza Ambitious realism: The Eastern partnership as a top priority of the Polish EU Presidency Irene Hahn Fuhr and Kai Olaf Lang Between honest broker and self centered president: Energy and climate policy during the Polish EU Council Presidency Ernest Wyciszkiewicz Common foreign and security policy: A back seat brokerage over issues of national interest Monika Sus Turning yesterdays business into a key political priority Polish Presidency and the EU Single Market Pawel Tokarski Bringing impetus to the EU enlargement process: The role of the Polish President Janusz Jozef Wec Testing the limits of being an honest broker: The Polish EU Presidency and the negotiation of the multiannual financial framework 2014 2020 Mario kolling Mission satisfactorily accomplished The Polish EU Council Presidency as an efficient service provider with moderate results Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski Thomas Mehlhuasen Monika Sus