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Environment ministers discussed higher climate ambition in the EU and strategic actions of the EU’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
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.
Agricultural ministers discussed strengthening of food labelling
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.
PM Orbán: Common sense prevailed at EU summit
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.”
Prime Minister Orbán: This debate is not about 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.