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"There will continue to be struggles in the future, but Central Europeans will stand up for one another"
- in an interview with Hungarian news channel M1 on Tuesday, after a meeting of the European Council which decided on the allocation of leadership posts for the institutions of the European Union, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said.

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“Weber and Co.” have failed: the Hungarian people did not want them
Manfred Weber and Frans Timmermans have failed in their bids to become President of the European Commission -- said Prime Minister Orbán after the European Council in Brussels

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The top priority is to elect anti-immigration leaders
Prime Minister Orbán was speaking in Nagyszeben/Sibiu in Romania, where he is attending an informal summit of the leaders of European Union Member States.

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The causes of today’s migration tensions will intensify
At the first summit of the European Union and the League of Arab States, held in Egypt on Monday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the causes of today’s migration tensions will intensify. The question is whether we “want to passively accept these processes, or […] act to control them”.

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News & Highlights

Climate and environment ministers discussed the European Green Deal

Based on the information of the European Commission on the Green deal, and the background paper prepared by the Presidency on the EU environment and climate policy in the legislative term, the Ministers exchanged their views.

Healthcare Innovation Roundtable at the Permanent Representation

The Hungarian economy is changing dimensions, focusing on higher value added jobs, services, research and development, said Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade at the “Invented and made in Europe” conference held at the Permanent Representation on 9 December.

Health is a fundamental element of economy of wellbeing

Health is a fundamental element of economy of wellbeing and a key ingredient of sustainable economic development and demographic turn, therefore it deserves investment as good health means better future, told Ildikó Horváth Minister of State of health to the Hungarian News Agency after the health EPSCO Council of 9 December.

"Smoother and sustainable mobility across Europe" - transport Council on 2 December 2019 in Brussels

The Transport Council held a broad exchange of views on various development objectives of the sector on 2nd December 2019 in Brussels.

Strengthening small and medium-sized enterprises is a strategic objective both at EU and national level - Competitiveness Council, 28-29 November 2019, Brussels

At the Competitiveness Council meeting on 28 November 2019, ministers discussed ways to support European small and medium-sized enterprises and to strengthen the EU's external competitiveness.

Next meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade), 21 November 2019

The next meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) will take place in Brussels on 21 November 2019. The Hungarian delegation will be led by H.E. Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The EPSCO ministers held debates on the future of social and employment policies

On 24 October 2019 the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) Council discussed agenda items relating to employment and social affairs. The head of the Hungarian delegation was Mr Bence Rétvári, Deputy Minister and Parliamentary State Secretary.

Twenty agricultural ministers rejected to reduce the budget of the Common Agriculture Policy

Twenty agricultural ministers – including Hungary – supported the joint statement on maintaining the budget of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) at the current level under the next Multiannual Financial Framework at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council held on 14th of October 2019..

The Environment Council discussed the EU long term climate policy

At the Environment Council held on 4th October 2019 in Luxembourg, the ministers held a policy debate on the EU's strategic long-term vision for a climate neutral economy, and ministers adopted conclusions on climate change, which set out the EU's position for the UN climate change meetings (COP25) in Santiago de Chile in December 2019.

Competitiveness Council on 26-27 September 2019: a recipe for sustainable growth at heart of the discussion

Participants at the first day of the Competitiveness Council held and in-depth discussion about a possible long-term strategy on sustainable growth, based on the Finnish Presidency’s report. The Presidency indicated its intention to present this document, along with the outcome of the Ministers’ debate, to the October European Council.

Energy ministers in Brussels hold policy debate on the achievement of the 2030 energy targets and discussed options for long-term carbon neutrality

The Energy Council held an exchange of views on the European Commission's assessment of the draft national energy and climate plans (NECPs). Ministers focused on how to ensure that the ambition levels of national contributions in the final NECPs will be high enough to meet the EU-wide 2030 targets. Some member states signalled that they are ready to increase their national ambition so that the EU can collectively meet the 2030 energy targets.

"There will continue to be struggles in the future, but Central Europeans will stand up for one another"

“Weber and Co.” have failed: the Hungarian people did not want them

The top priority is to elect anti-immigration leaders

The causes of today’s migration tensions will intensify