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Member States welcome Presidency programme

Article date: 2011, January 14 - 5:08pm Last modified date: 2011, July 11 - 4:26pm
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Minister of State for EU Affairs Ms Enikő Győri presented the programme of the Hungarian Presidency. At the Informal Meeting of Ministers and Secretaries of State for EU Affairs, member states welcomed the programme and found its objectives feasible.

Presidency wishes to build a strong Europe according to its motto, explained Ms Győri. Not just Europe but Member States too should get stronger, she added. At the first informal meeting of the semester, the Minister of State declared that the Hungarian Presidency would work to help member states reach an agreement on all matters.

The meeting in Gödöllő gathered Ministers and Secretaries of State for EU Affairs from the EU-27 at the Presidency’s invitation along with Mr Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner for Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration. The participants welcomed the Hungarian Presidency’s programme and found its goals feasible. They agreed that the implementation of the economic governance reform was a fundamental condition for fighting the crisis and boosting European economy and that full success called for the completion of the Europe 2020 Strategy.

The Hungarian Presidency and several Member States made special mention of the achievements of the Belgian Presidency in the field of enlargement policy and expressed hope that Croatia could soon join the EU.

Member States emphasised that the motto “Strong Europe” was an appropriate expression of the Hungarian Presidency’s objectives. Precisely for this reason, they praised plans to develop a Roma Strategy and to adopt the Danube Strategy. They believed Europe could only be strong if it creates a strong union through internal cohesion along with solidarity and cooperation between Member States.

At the informal meeting, Member States discussed the preparation for the Energy Summit to be held in February.

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Event information

Informal meeting of Ministers and State Secretaries for European Affairs

  • Date: 2011, January 13 - 2:00pm - 2011. January 14.
  • The informal meeting of Ministers and State Secretaries for European Affairs will be the first ministerial meeting during the Hungarian Presidency. Ministers and State Secretaries for European Affairs of the 27 member states will gather in Budapest and Gödöllő to discuss among other topics the priorities of the Hungarian Presidency.
  • Location: Royal Palace of Gödöllő
  • Address: Hungary 2100 Gödöllő, Gödöllői Királyi Kastély

  • Information for the press

    ATTENTION! MODIFICATION IN THE PRESS PROGRAM:
    On the morning of 14. January press photographers may take a limited number of fill-in photos. Pool allocations will be coordinated by the Host Photographer and the Host Broadcaster. To sign up for the pools, please write to any contact on www.eu2011.hu no later than 13 January 2011 16.00.
    Host Photographer: Andrea János, assistant (+36 1 458 14 28; +36 30 227 16 08)
    Host Broadcaster: Réka Szabó-Kovács (+36 30 813 9911; hb@dunatv.hu)

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