The Environment Council’s meeting took place on 17 December, 2020 in Brussels, where discussions focused on climate policy and strategic steps on sustainable chemicals policy.

Improving the health conscious choices and the welfare of animals were both on the agenda at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council of 15 December 2020, in Brussels. Ministers have exchanged views on a harmonized front-of-pack nutrition labelling, nutrient profiles, origin labelling and animal welfare labelling.

After a deal was struck on the EU budget and recovery fund at the European Union summit in Brussels, PM Orbán said “common sense has prevailed, we’ve protected Hungarians’ money.”

After his one-day visit to Hungary, Polish Prime Minister Mateus Morawiecki and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed a joint press conference on the Hungarian-Polish veto on the Multiannual Financial Framework of the European Union and the Next Generation recovery fund. The two heads of government also signed a common statement on their position.

The Agriculture and Fisheries Council adopted the general approach on the reform of the Common Agriculture Policy on its October 19-20 meeting. A lively debate emerged between ministers about the new green architecture and mainly about the newly introduced eco-schemes.