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			<title>Hungarian PM's talks in Brussels before  EU summit</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/hungarin-pms-talks-brussels-eu-summit</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Presidents of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek congratulated Viktor Orbán on the Hungarian Presidency. The Hungarian Prime Minister met the two Presidents before the European Council’s meeting in Brussels, on 23 June 2011.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 06:27:46 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Six-pack: Presidency hopes for a first-reading agreement</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/six-pack-presidency-hopes-first-reading-agreement</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Hungarian Presidency welcomes that the European Parliament (EP) has left open the door before a first-reading agreement shortly, on the package of six legislative proposals, noted András Kármán, Minister of State for Tax and Financial Regulation of the Ministry of National Economy, at the EP plenary meeting on 22 June 2011, the eve of voting on the Parliament’s six reports. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:46:33 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Six-pack: Barroso thanked Hungarian Presidency for commitment</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/six-pack-barroso-thanked-hungarian-presidency-commitment</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The European Council will support the conclusion of Croatia’s accession negotiations, Minister of State Enikő Győri said on 22 June 2011 in Brussels, in the plenary meeting of the European Parliament. Győri urged for the adoption of the package of six legislative proposals; President of the Commission José Manuel Barroso, appreciated the Hungarian Presidency’s work. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:50:56 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Six-pack: the Presidency trusts in the Parliament support </title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/six-pack-presidency-trusts-parliament-support</link>
			<description><![CDATA[“I hope the Parliament will be able to conclude on the six-pack in the next days or next weeks,” Minister for National Economy, György Matolcsy said on 21 June, 2011 in the European Parliament (EP), in the hearing where he gave an account to the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, about the accomplishments of the Presidency’s term. The MEPs unanimously appreciated the activity of the Hungarian Presidency.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:10:02 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Package of six proposals: Council offers compromise to Parliament</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/package-six-proposals-council-offers-compromise-parliament</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Presidency is hopeful that the compromise version of the package of six legislative proposals aimed at strengthening economic governance will be acceptable to the European Parliament (EP), Minister of National Economy, György Matolcsy said in the press conference, following the 20 June 2011 meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council, acknowledging the cooperation of EP and the Commission. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:46:27 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Győri: Presidency did not shy away even from the most difficult tasks</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/gyori-presidency-did-not-shy-away-even-most-difficult-tasks</link>
			<description><![CDATA[“We thought that it was not our job to follow the path of least resistance during the term of the Hungarian Presidency, but to overcome the most difficult issues,” said Enikő Győri, Minister of State for EU Affairs at the meeting of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), in Brussels on 15 June 2011.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Orbán: It would be wrong to delay Croatian accession</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/orban-it-would-be-wrong-delay-croatian-accession</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hungarian Head of Government, Viktor Orbán cautioned against delaying Croatia’s accession process at the plenary session of the Conference, of Community and European Affairs Committees of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC), in Budapest on 30 May 2011. According to Mr Orbán, a delay in Croatia’s accession to the EU would have severe consequences.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 20:02:02 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Spanish-Belgian-Hungarian trio discusses presidency matters</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/spanish-belgian-hungarian-trio-discusses-presidency-matters</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Minister of State for European Union Affairs, Enikő Győri held talks with her Spanish and Belgian counterparts on the preparation of the European Council’s meeting in June; and the present state of the most important Presidency dossiers in Brussels on 23 May. Following the Trio’s discussion, the Minister of State invited Member State Ministers and Ministers of State for EU Affairs to an informal lunch.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 22:26:05 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Package of six legislative proposals: Council supports Presidency </title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/package-six-legislative-proposals-council-supports-presidency</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On 17 May 2011, the Council meeting authorised the Presidency to make a compromise proposal in the European Parliament (EP), during the trilateral inter-institutional conciliatory negotiations over the package of six legislative proposals, which is aimed at strengthening the economic governance.  The chair of the meeting, Minister of National Economy György Matolcsy expressed his hopes for the EP to assess the Council’s position favourably. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 23:09:09 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Presidency promotes financial stabilisation</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/presidency-promotes-financial-stabilisation</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Negotiations between the Council and the European Parliament (EP), over the package of six legislative proposals aimed to reform economic governance are progressing well, said András Kármán, Minister of State for Tax and Financial Regulation of the Ministry of National Economy, at the EP’s plenary meeting on 11 May 2011. He was reporting on the measures that have been taken to recover from the public debt crisis, shaking the European Union and the Eurozone.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 21:33:38 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>EU budget implementation improves</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/eu-budget-implementation-improves</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The European Parliament held a debate on the EU institutions’ budget discharge for 2009, on 10 May 2011. MEPs may approve the implementation of the EU’s budget, by accepting the relevant reports. During the debate, the Council was represented by Zsolt Becsey, Minister of State for International Economic Relations of the Ministry of National Economy.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 15:55:37 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Member States advocate sound budget policy</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/member-states-advocate-sound-budget-policy</link>
			<description><![CDATA[“The crisis is not yet fully behind us,” Minister for National Economy, György Matolcsy, summed up the message of the two-day informal meeting of Economic and Finance Ministers (ECOFIN), on 9 April. The participants found that despite signs of recovery, special attention should be devoted to the stability of the banking sector.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Roma strategy: quality at stake</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/roma-strategy-quality-stake</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Both the Hungarian Presidency and the European Commission emphasised the responsibility of Roma organisations, at the fifth meeting of the European Roma Platform in Budapest on 8 April 2011. According to EU organisations, their involvement is necessary to prevent Member States from watering down the strong proposal of the Commission.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:52:08 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>ECOFIN: Portugal requires financial support</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/ecofin-portugal-requires-financial-support</link>
			<description><![CDATA[“We need strong euro, strong supervisory authority, and strong bank stress tests,” Minister for National Economy, György Matolcsy, said at the press conference, which closed the first day of Economics and Finance Ministers’ informal meeting (ECOFIN), on 8 April. The Eurogroup and the 27 Member States discussed the financial aid to Portugal, and actual questions related to the stability of the eurozone, and the EU at the meeting in Gödöllő, near Budapest.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:20:21 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Roma integration: Presidency expects a breakthrough </title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/roma-integration-presidency-expects-breakthrough</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Hungarian Presidency intends to make Roma inclusion a common European cause, and for that, purpose Minister of State for Social Inclusion, Zoltán Balog, plans to adopt a common policy declaration. As the first step of the process, in the fifth meeting of the European Roma Platform, the European Commission will present its statement on the framework strategy, where a wide range of stakeholders will be able to comment on the document. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:18:14 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Presidency is ready to help Portugal</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/presidency-stands-ready-help-portugal</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union is ready to immediately help Portugal, said András Kármán, Minister of State for Taxation and Financial Policy Affairs at a background press briefing on 7 April in Budapest.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:02:24 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Package of six legislative proposals: Parliament also feels its responsibility </title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/package-six-legislative-proposals-parliament-also-feels-its-responsibility</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Presidency has so far kept to the schedule, and hopes that an agreement will be reached with the European Parliament by June, concerning the package of six legislative proposals aimed at strengthening economic governance, said András Kármán, Minister of State for Taxation and Financial Affairs, of the Ministry of National Economy, to the eu2011.hu website. According to the Hungarian “chief negotiator,” “reaching an agreement within deadline is a strong common interest.”]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:52:40 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Orbán: Europe moves towards competitiveness </title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/orban-europe-moves-towards-competitiveness</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Europe’s response to the economic crisis is “much more comprehensive and deeper” than expected, the Heads of State and Government “have identified the pillars of Europe’s future economic system” Viktor Orbán said at a press conference in Brussels, evaluating the two-day European Council meeting that concluded on 25 March. The Hungarian premier called the agreement on the package of six economic legislative proposals a “significant partial success” of the Presidency.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:25:01 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Orbán: Europe needs job-creating growth</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/orban-europe-needs-job-creating-growth</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The European Union needs debt reduction and job creation, as this is the basis of competitiveness, said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, at a press conference following the Tripartite Social Summit on in Brussels, held on 24 March 2011, the first day of the European Council’s meeting.  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:01:10 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>The Presidency and the Parliament will work closely together, to ensure the economic governance package is accepted</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/presidency-and-parliament-will-work-closely-together-ensure-economic-governance-package-accepte</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hungarian head of government, Viktor Orbán, reviewed the legislative tasks of the Hungarian Presidency, with President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, at their negotiations held on 23 March in Brussels. The Prime Minister met the Parliament’s six rapporteurs of the six legislative proposals, aimed at strengthening economic governance; as well as the coordinators of the groups of representatives.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:34:19 +0100</pubDate>
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