A new out-of-court body certified by Irish authorities to settle disputes related to the DSA has strong ties to Meta and the Hungarian presidency of the Council of the EU suggests a potential revival of the review of the e-Privacy directive in draft Co…
The speech was “out of the box” she largely ignored the details of the Hungarian Presidency agenda
Ministers are holding a series of meetings in parliamentary committees to present the priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council.Committee on Constitutional AffairsCommittee on DevelopmentCommittee on the Environment, Public Health and Food …
SNEAK PEEK — Leaders have agreed to a political declaration on antimicrobial resistance. NGOs are disappointed, but is it really so bad? — The World Health Organization has allied with TikTok to curb the spread of health misinformation. — What will it take to be prepared for the next pandemic? It’s not looking good, Gastein […]
A political win for von der Leyen.
The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU should delete any reference to consolidation in the telecommunications market in the next iteration of the draft Council conclusions which should be published on 9 October, four sources with insider kno…
SNEAK PEEK — EU health policy is now split across multiple departments, and MEPs aren’t happy. — Sort your own house out first: MEPs question Hungarian health secretary over presidency plans and country’s health commissioner role. — Spend less on defense and more on health, WHO chief Tedros told world leaders at the United Nations […]
SNEAK PEEK — Austria’s Clemens Martin Auer stresses the role of health care in democracies ahead of a major health policy summit in the Alps. — The European Medicines Agency recommended two updated Covid-19 vaccines — but targeting different variants. — Hungary’s secretary of state for health will present the Hungarian presidency’s program on health to Parliament’s […]
Responses from EU member states to the Hungarian Presidency’s first draft conclusions on the telecoms sector show that countries remain largely unconvinced by Letta and Draghi’s arguments for deregulating the sector.
The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU is attempting to bridge the gap between member states’ reluctance and Letta and Draghi reports eagerness towards consolidation in the telecom sector, according to draft Council conclusions and seen by E…
Hungarian leader’s address was set to be a dramatic moment in Strasbourg. Now it’s off.
Only six ministers of 27 attended the meeting, including Varga himself.
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.
A new compromise text sent by the Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council to delegations about the draft law to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM), focuses on known material, possibly lessening concerns around the regulations’ privacy implications.
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Resistance to the Hungarian presidency’s approach to the EU’s draft law to combat online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was still palpable during a member states’ meeting on Wednesday (4 September).
István Nagy, Hungary’s minister of agriculture and current chair of the EU’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council, will deliver the opening remarks at the international non-GMO summit, which this year will focus on the political debate surrounding new gen…
Hungarian officials will face a dressing down and boycotts from the EU’s national parliaments at this weekend’s meeting of COSAC, an oft-overlooked EU institution that national lawmakers see as one of the few tools to make their voice heard in Brussels…
At the first Informal Health Council of the Hungarian EU Council Presidency on Thursday (25 July), State Secretary Péter Takács promised ‘creative thinking’ on the pending pharmaceutical package.
Hungary will block European Union refunds for member states that gave munitions to Ukraine until Kyiv allows the transit of oil from Russia’s Lukoil through a pipeline over its territory, the Hungarian foreign minister said on Tuesday (23 July).
SNEAK PEEK — The European Parliament’s former secretary general, Klaus Welle, talks to Jacopo about the defense commissioner role, the EU budget, and why it’s time for a full defense committee. — U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey meets with counterparts from Japan and Italy today to discuss GCAP. — European Parliament committees vote on their […]
Bratislava will not boycott the activities of Hungary during its EU presidency, as Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said he saw no reason to punish the sovereign stance of an EU member.
The European Commission’s announcement on Monday was not well received in some EU capitals, according to two diplomatic sources consulted by Euronews.
The European Commission has cancelled its anticipated trip to Budapest in association with the Hungarian presidency. How far will the European Parliament follow with similar measures?
Speculation about a boycott has been rife in Brussels since Orbán returned from his controversial visits to Moscow and Beijing.
Commission wants to give Hungary the cold shoulder over its erratic use of the EU presidency.
Northern and Eastern EU countries will not send any minister to Hungary during the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU in protest with Viktor Orban’s rogue trip to Moscow.
Today and tomorrow (11 and 12 July) the Hungarian Presidency will host an informal meeting of Environment Ministers in Budapest, where they will discuss COP29, the circular economy’s potential to boost competitiveness and water scarcity.
Brussels is annoyed with Budapest, but Hungary’s leader seems to know exactly how far he can go without drawing real consequences.
At Budapest’s initiative, EU agriculture ministers will discuss on Monday (15 July) whether insects, plant-based foods or lab-grown meat could jeopardise Europe’s culinary traditions.
Budapest on Wednesday (10 July) downplayed mounting concerns that EU countries could boycott future informal meetings hosted by the Hungarian EU presidency.
Ahead of a high-level ministerial conference on organ donation in Budapest, the Hungarian presidency of the Council of the EU presents its view on the need for a new action plan on organ donation.
EU ambassadors will have a legal and political discussion during the Coreper meeting on Wednesday, 10 July, on the role of the Hungarian presidency in external relations.
“It can happen that after the tariffs this process [of localisation] is accelerating,” Hungarian Minister for National Economy, Márton Nagy, said following an informal meeting of EU competitiveness ministers in Budapest on Tuesday (9 July).
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday (8 July) to discuss a potential Ukraine peace deal, paying the unexpected visit to Beijing days after his talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin angered some European Union le…
Taylor Swift’s got nothing on the globe-trotting Hungarian prime minister.
“We should seek to maintain and strengthen cooperation with as many countries and market players around the world as possible,” Hungary’s Ambassador to the EU, Bálint Ódor, told Euractiv in an interview.
Last Thursday and Friday (4 and 5 July), officials outlined Hungary’s priorities for its upcoming presidency of the Council of the EU, promising an “honest broker” role amid concerns over its impartiality, focusing on peace, migration, family policies,…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was in Beijing on Monday (8 July) for a visit he branded as a “Peace mission 3.0” after recent trips to Moscow and Kyiv.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Viktor Orbán on Friday that Ukraine must effectively capitulate if it wants peace, in a visit to Moscow by the Hungarian leader that angered the EU, US and Kyiv.
Multiple European leaders slam Hungary’s Russia-sympathizing PM for talking to Moscow without a mandate.
Hungarian Prime minister Viktor Orban could be travelling to Moscow to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin, a few days after he visited Kyiv to mark the start of the six-month rotating Hungarian presidency of the European Council
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday (1 July) expressed “optimism” after France’s far-right party came out on top in the first round of the country’s parliamentary elections, saying that voters wanted “change”.
Hungary takes over the EU’s rotating presidency on Monday (1 July), promising to be an “honest broker” despite widespread concerns over what critics see as an authoritarian, Russia-friendly government.
Macron’s allies trailing at 21% as leaders of political groups gear up for a televised debate this eveningDaniel Freund, a German Green MEP, has sent a letter with 20,000 signatures to the European Council president calling for the upcoming Hungarian p…
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 …
“Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer” is a saying that feels particularly relevant in Brussels as Hungary prepares to take over the presidency of the European Council—one of the EU’s most crucial brokering positions—in less than a week.
Transparency International Hungary on Tuesday (25 June) said that it had come under investigation by a controversial new agency set up under nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government to curb foreign influence.
Brussels holds its breath as Budapest takes over rotating Council presidency.
The country’s Council stint will be marked by political change in Brussels following the EU election.
Quietly and without much fanfare, Viktor Orbán’s government is allowing more and more guest workers into the country.
Budapest’s friendly ties with Beijing run contrary to Brussels’ de-risking efforts.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has railed against Western aid to Ukraine while spending big on defense at home.
The country wants to hold a regular summit once Hungary assumes the presidency of the Council of the EU.
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In this week’s Health Brief we look at the health priorities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council.
Hungary on Tuesday (18 June) vowed to “make Europe great again” during its EU presidency starting next month, a take on former US president Donald Trump’s famous campaign slogan.
Hungary is set to place food security at the forefront of its agenda as it takes over the EU Council presidency for the next six months starting on 1 July.
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.
The twelve capitals say formal talks on both countries’ EU membership bids should be convened ‘by the end of June’.
Hungary’s government signed an accord with Belarus to help build Hungary’s second nuclear plant, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in a statement in Minsk on Wednesday (29 May).
A new resolution on the state of EU values in Hungary pinpoints several concerns, especially given the upcoming elections and the Hungarian Presidency of the Council.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Union, 2024…
“What I am very pleased to hear is that the Hungarian presidency was very clear in the fact that they take this as one of the key elements of their presidency,” Belgian prime minister Alexander De Croo said on Thursday (18 April).
In the Hungarian leader, the EU faces a new type of Euroskeptic, one who doesn’t want to leave the bloc but shape it.
The images of EU member state Hungary’s prime minister shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin were “very, very unpleasant” and defied logic given Budapest’s past history with Moscow, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said on Wednesday (1…
