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			<title>Historic moment at EU–Iceland Inter-Governmental Conference</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/historic-moment-eu%E2%80%93iceland-inter-governmental-conference</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The parties decided to open four negotiation chapters and immediately closed two at the second EU–Iceland inter-governmental conference, on 27 June 2011 in Brussels. Leading the European Union’s delegation, Foreign Minister János Martonyi, called the decision historic. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:30:10 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Martonyi: key element of Danube strategy is Central Europe belongs together</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/martonyi-key-element-danube-strategy-central-europe-belongs-together</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The key message of the Danube Region Strategy is that the nations living in the Central European Region belong together, said Minister for Foreign Affairs János Martonyi, on 25 June 2011 in Rajka, a community located near the Austrian - Slovakian - Hungarian tripoint. Mr Martonyi met with his Austrian and Slovakian counterparts, who arrived after a 30 km joint bicycle tour.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:28:35 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>EU Summit: Accession Treaty with Croatia to be signed in 2011</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/eu-summit-accession-treaty-croatia-be-signed-2011</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The European Union summit has given the green light to Croatia’s accession, President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy said, on 24 June 2011 in Brussels. The negotiations will be concluded by 30 June, and the treaty will be signed before the end of this year, the President said.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:14:25 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Economy, migration and Croatia on European Council agenda</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/economy-migration-and-croatia-european-council-agenda</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The European Union ministers for EU affairs and foreign policy, dealt with the last preparatory steps of the European Council meeting, which is to be held in Luxembourg on 23-24 June. After the General Affairs Council meeting on 21 June, Foreign Minister János Martonyi, said that heads of state and government will discuss the issues of economic policy, migration and Croatia’s accession in the second half of the week.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Presidency directs special attention to Western Balkans </title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/presidency-directs-special-attention-western-balkans</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Hungarian Presidency left no stones unturned to help Western Balkan countries, said János Martonyi in Luxembourg, on 20 June 2011. The Hungarian Foreign Minister hopes that the upcoming presidencies will maintain the established close cooperation now with the Western Balkan countries.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:08:35 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Martonyi: markets expect positive message </title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/martonyi-markets-expect-positive-message</link>
			<description><![CDATA[At this point, it cannot be predicted whether the two most important objectives of the Presidency – closing Croatia’s accession negotiations and the adoption of the package of six legislative proposals – will be accomplished, János Martonyi said on 17 June 2011 in Budapest. The Presidency’s staff is working hard day and night to ensure success, the foreign minister said.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:48:39 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Presidency supports young humanitarian volunteers </title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/presidency-supports-young-humanitarian-volunteers</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Involving young people in humanitarian aid was a priority for the Hungarian EU Presidency, Minister of State for EU Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Enikő Győri said in Budapest, on 17 June 2011. Together with Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva, Ms. Győri attended a conference on the corps of young voluntary humanitarian aid workers of the EU under organisation. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:01:01 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Martonyi: enlargement is not a question of prestige, but a common interest</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/hearing-janos-martonyi-16-06</link>
			<description><![CDATA[“Every presidency has to do its job to push the enlargement process forward in the interest of the EU,” Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi said, at a Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in the European Parliament on 16 June. “This is not a question of prestige. This is a process, which is of interest to all of us,” he added.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:30:51 +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>Decisions needed rather than institutional debates</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/decisions-needed-rather-institutional-debates</link>
			<description><![CDATA[At the Constitutional Committee hearing of the European Parliament (EP) in Brussels on 15 June 2011, Enikő Győri reported on the progress made in institutional matters. According to the Minister of State for EU Affairs, Hungary has kept its promise to lead a Parliament-friendly Presidency, and has managed to approximate the positions of the institutions in several debates. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:00:46 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Presidency welcomes Croatia’s prospects of joining EU in 2013</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/commission-croatia-can-join-eu-2013</link>
			<description><![CDATA[“The European Commission has just proposed to the EU Council of Ministers to close the last four chapters in the accession negotiations with Croatia. This paves the way for Croatia to join the EU as the 28th Member State as of 1 July 2013, if this indicative date proposed by the Commission were to be retained by the Council.” said José Manuel Barroso, President of the Commissioner on 10 June 2011 in Brussels. The road is open for the closing of the accession negotiations in June. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:00:32 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Croatia: four negotiation chapters left open</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/croatia-four-negotiation-chapters-left-open</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The fisheries chapter has been closed during the Croatia’s accession negotiations, held in Brussels on 6 June 2011. This now leaves only 4 chapters out of the 35, which still remain open. The European Commission is about to release its evaluation on the four remaining chapters in a few days.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:54:53 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Stronger cooperation needed on migration with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/stronger-cooperation-needed-migration-african-caribbean-and-pacific-countries</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The foreign affairs ministers of the 27 EU Member States and 78 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, met on 31 May 2011 in Brussels. Acting as co-chair of the meeting, János Martonyi said at the subsequent press conference, the countries have agreed to increase dialogues on migration, and to discuss the situation in South Sudan. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 23:25:26 +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>Martonyi: Croatia’s accession basically settled</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/martonyi-croatia%E2%80%99s-accession-basically-settled</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Progress has been made in the matter of Croatia’s accession, said Foreign Minister János Martonyi on 26 May 2011 in Budapest, at Nézőpont Intézet, a conservative sociological research institute. “Croatia’s accession is now within reach,” he said.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 05:47:49 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Roma integration is a common interest</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/roma-integration-common-interest</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We are interested in the integration of Roma and most Hungarian citizens support the peaceful integration of Roma, said Minister of State Zoltán Balog, on 24 May 2011 in Brussels. The politician held a press conference together with MEP Lívia Járóka and President of the National Roma Council, Flórián Farkas.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 06:26:25 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Protection of fundamental rights on Council’s agenda</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/protection-fundamental-rights-council%E2%80%99s-agenda</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Member States gave an account of their steps taken to implement the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights at the General Affairs Council’s meeting on 23 May 2011. The ministers also approved the Presidency’s report, which summarised the most important aspects of EU-level Roma integration.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 23:18:24 +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>Martonyi: Next days to be decisive for Croatia </title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/croatia-next-days-be-decisive</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We will thoroughly discuss all questions on the present state of Croatia’s accession during a working dinner of the General Affairs Council’s meeting (GAC) on 23 May, Foreign Minister János Martonyi said to eu2011.hu. The Chair of the GAC believes that the next days will have key importance in setting the date of Croatia’s accession.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 11:45:22 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Member States focus on results and growth of the cohesion policy</title>
			<link>http://www.eu2011.hu/news/member-states-focus-results-and-growth-cohesion-policy</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Member States want to make the post-2013 Cohesion Policy result-oriented and consistent with the goals of the Europe 2020 Strategy. So, they expect the European Commission primarily to specify target areas and to develop efficient means of measurement. At the informal meeting in Gödöllő, on 20 May 2011, the ministers responsible for Cohesion Policy had a last chance to express their views before the European Commission presents its draft proposal, which is due to be published in June.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 22:13:17 +0200</pubDate>
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