Hungary’s priorities for the Presidency of the Council of the European Union

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Jul 02, 2024

08:00 - 09:15

Location: RUE DE LA LOI 75 BRUXELLES (Belgium) Venue: THON HOTEL

Hungary will take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union at a crucial time for Europe. Just a few weeks after the elections of the European Parliament, Budapest will play a key role in finalising the work of the current presidency “trio” in the lead up to the Union’s new politico-institutional cycle of 2024-2029.

The upcoming Hungarian Council presidency is set to tackle key themes such as competitiveness of the EU, the future of the single market, enlargement, European defence and security, but also demography and migration . In addition, the Presidency will have to operate amid complex geopolitical and geoeconomic realities with a new political landscape in the making.

In this in-person Breakfast Briefing, the Permanent Representative of Hungary to the EU, Ambassador Bálint Ódor, will present the priorities and discuss the main directions of the Hungarian Council Presidency.

Participation is open to EPC members only, the media, and EU officials

Moderator Speaker

Janis Emmanouilidis

Moderator

Deputy Chief Executive & Director of Studies, European Policy Centre

Ambassador Bálint Ódor

Speaker

Permanent Representative of Hungary to the EU

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