Designated the official fruit of Poland's EU leadership, the apples will be provided to participants at meetings and gatherings linked to the six-month presidency, according to the Polish Press Agency (PAP). 

This initiative follows a similar strategy adopted in 2011, when Poland highlighted strawberries during its previous term at the EU helm, ordering nearly three tonnes of the fruit for distribution. 

As Europe’s largest apple producer and the fourth-largest globally, Poland’s prominence in the sector is undeniable.  

The nation boasts 150,000 hectares of apple orchards—the most extensive in the EU—and 80,500 orchards collectively yield approximately 4 million tonnes of apples annually. 

Poland assumed the EU Council presidency for the second time on January 1, 2025, after previously holding the position in the latter half of 2011.