Wpływ zdolności Prezydencji do kształtowania agendy na siłę państw członkowskich Unii Europejskiej

This article considers potential impact of the Presidency’s influence on decision outcomes, by using the agenda-shaping powers. The main thesis is that a member state benefits from holding the Presidency. The competencies of the Presidency allow a member state to exercise an extraordinary amount of influence, effecting positive changes on state power. It make available for states a wide range of the agenda-shaping instruments to influence outcomes in European Union policy-making.