Ministers criticise Hungarian EU Presidency for downplaying Ukraine
EU ministers criticised the downgrading of Ukraine in Hungary’s agenda of its presidency of the bloc, in a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday (24th September).
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Pharma package a major focus for Hungarian presidency, innovation incentives seen as critical [Advocacy Lab Content]
The Hungarian presidency plans to carry on the negotiation process on the pharmaceutical legislation proposals to establish a competitive, sustainable, patient-centred pharmaceutical legal environment.
EU braces for autumn battles with Budapest
As EU foreign and defence ministers gather informally in Brussels instead of Budapest on Thursday (29 August), tensions with Hungary are expected to reach a boiling point. With a flurry of self-declared peace missions on Ukraine before summer, Hunagry…
Econ vice chair Boeselager: Plans for European champions akin to ‘government capture’
Damian Boeselager (Greens/EFA), co-founder of the pan-European Volt party, warned that EU officials’ focus on encouraging European firms to “scale up” risks pushing the bloc’s competition policy “in a completely wrong direction”.
German ministers look to boycott Hungarian EU presidency
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Czech MEP calling the ‘cordon sanitaire’ effective, Metsola hinting at good cooperation with future European Council President Antonio Costa, and so much more.
German ministers look to boycott Hungarian EU presidency
After several EU countries announced a boycott of the upcoming informal council meeting in Hungary, Germany seems ready to follow suit as not a single minister will travel to Budapest to attend the meeting.
Commissioners to boycott attendance at Hungary meetings over Orbán’s Ukraine diplomacy
The European Commission has asked its Commissioners not to attend informal ministerial meetings during the Hungarian EU presidency in protest at Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s diplomatic solo efforts over Ukraine, a spokesperson for the EU executive co…
Hungary downplays concerns over potential EU presidency meeting boycotts
Budapest on Wednesday (10 July) downplayed mounting concerns that EU countries could boycott future informal meetings hosted by the Hungarian EU presidency.
LEAK: Hungary’s agenda for the Environment, Energy and Transport Council meetings
Euractiv has seen the Hungarian EU presidency’s detailed plans for the Environment, Energy and Transport Council meetings in the second half of 2024, which outline when Budapest plans to advance individual existing legislative proposals, agree a COP29 …
EU-wide industrial strategy and ‘internal labour reserves’: Hungary’s policy priorities for the bloc
The Hungarian government, which will take over the presidency of the Council of the EU next month, wants to address the EU’s currently sluggish economic development by mobilising “untapped labour potential” in the EU.
Cardiovascular disease tops Hungary’s health agenda for EU Presidency
In this week’s Health Brief we look at the health priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council.
Leak: Hungarian Presidency’s plans for energy, transport, environment
On 1 July, Hungary will take over the Presidency of the Council of the EU from the Belgians. Euractiv has seen and reviewed Hungary’s indicative plan for energy, transport and the environment during its six months as Council President.