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Hungarian Presidency
of the Council of the EU
Presentation of the programme
Introduction
Motto: Strong Europe
Strong Europe:
– strong institutions
– strong Member States
– strong common policies with a view to strong
cohesion and a strong Eurozone
– response to challenges should be more and not
less Europe
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Introduction
Europe’s key tasks:
•establishing a European Stability
Mechanism
•reinforcing economic coordination
•strengthening control over fiscal discipline
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Introduction
Europe 2020 Strategy:
•Economic growth, employment and job
creation
•Innovation
•Solidarity and cohesion
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Introduction
Human factor: Strong Europe with a human touch
•to put Europe at the service of its citizens
•re-focussing policies on the human face of
integration
•Lisbon Treaty: new legal framework  bring
Europe closer to its citizens
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Priorities
Four priority areas:
1. Growth, jobs and social inclusion
2. Stronger Europe – building on the
foundations and protecting the future
3. A Union close to its citizens
4. Enlarging responsibly and engaging
globally
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Key tasks
Most important tasks of the Hungarian Presidency:
• Economic governance
• European semester
• Energy policy
• Common policies (CAP, cohesion)
• Integration of Roma
• Enlargement
• Schengen
• Eastern Partnership
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1. Growth, jobs and social inclusion
Economic governance
•finding a compromise on the COM’s six legislative
proposals by June 2011
•improving fiscal discipline
•extending economic surveillance
•establishing the European Stability Mechanism by
mid 2013; Treaty change
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1. Growth, jobs and social inclusion
Europe 2020 Strategy
• evaluation of national reform programme
implementation
• launch of the European semester
• Focus should be on job creation
• Innovation
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1. Growth, jobs and social inclusion
Flagship initiatives: synergies and complementarities
• Digital Europe
• Agenda for new skills and jobs: focus on job
creation
• Youth on the Move: promoting learning mobility
• Platform Against Poverty and Resource Efficient
Europe initiatives
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1. Growth, jobs and social inclusion
• European Platform Against Poverty: Roma
integration and child poverty.
• Roma: EU Framework on National Roma
Integration Strategies (focus on education and
job creation)
• Demographic trends and family policy
measures: general assessment, exchange of
best practices
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1. Growth, jobs and social inclusion
Single Market :
• Complete the internal market by dismantling
remaining barriers
• Implementation of the Single Market Act
• Focus on SMEs: enhancing mobility and
competitiveness
• Unitary patent protection
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2. Stronger Europe – building on the
foundations and protecting the future
For a strong Europe we need strong and
renewed common policies (CAP, cohesion)
Cohesion Policy:
• Economic, social and territorial cohesion: one of
the main pillars of the EU
• Internally unified Europe  more competitive
globally, more efficient in terms of external action
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2. Stronger Europe – building on the
foundations and protecting the future
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP):
• Preserving the values underpinning the CAP
• Facing up to new challenges
Common energy policy:
Energy security:
• create a common European energy market
• build necessary infrastructure
• devise adequate financing methods
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2. Stronger Europe – building on the
foundations and protecting the future
Energy security:
• agree on unified actions vis-à-vis external
partners
• diversify sources / routes / suppliers
„Greening” of the energy sector  increase
employment
2. Stronger Europe – building on the
foundations and protecting the future
Special European Council in February on energy
and innovation:
 Energy: political orientation to
• building key infrastructure
• financing necessary investments
• harmonising national technical regulations
 Innovation: take steps towards a European
Research Area
2. Stronger Europe – building on the
foundations and protecting the future
Next Multiannual Financial Framework:
• Preparatory discussions on the future of
the CAP and cohesion policy
• basis for discussions on the next
multiannual budget
2. Stronger Europe – building on the
foundations and protecting the future
Environmental sustainability:
• Cancún decisions, further advancing
negotiations
• Management of extreme water-related events
Macro-regional co-operation:
• European Danube Strategy
3. A Union close to its citizens
Implementation of the Stockholm Programme:
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Promoting fair trial rights, helping victims of crime
Fight against organised crime and cybercrime
Protection of personal data
European E-justice portal: easier access to justice
Charter of Fundamental Rights:
• Assessing the implementation, Council conclusions
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3. A Union close to its citizens
Schengen area:
• Promotion of the accession of RO and BG
• Wish to welcome RO and BG into the Schengen area
as soon as they meet all the requirements
Migration:
• Better management of migration flows
• Geographically balanced migration policy
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3. A Union close to its citizens
2011 – European Year of Volunteering:
• Increase the recognition given to volunteering
Cultural diversity:
 Emphasizing the role of the EU in the preservation
and promotion of European cultural heritage and
diversity
 Enhancing availability of and access to European
funds for civil society
4. Enlarging responsibly and engaging
globally
Enlargement:
• Europe must remain open towards those countries
which fulfil the criteria and are ready to implement
reforms in the spirit of European values
• Aim: take one step forward with each candidate
country
• Croatia: bring the negotiations to a successful
conclusion
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4. Enlarging responsibly and engaging
globally
• Turkey: make progress according to their readiness
(open one chapter)
• Iceland: first tangible results in negotiations
• Western Balkans: further promote the enlargement
process. Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia:
ready to start negotiations, as soon as the Council
reaches a decision
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4. Enlarging responsibly and engaging
globally
External relations:
• Lisbon Treaty  rotating Presidency does not play a central
role in the field of CFSP
• PRES aims at providing all possible support to the High
Representative and the EEAS
European Neighbourhood Policy:
• Renewing the European Union’s neighbourhood policy is a
special priority
• Continue commitment to a strong Euro-Mediterranean
Partnership
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4. Enlarging responsibly and engaging
globally
Eastern Partnership:
• Strengthen relations between EU and participating
non-EU member countries
• Differentiated approach, based on the needs and
capabilities of the countries involved
European External Action Service:
• Fully functional as soon as possible
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4. Enlarging responsibly and engaging
globally
Strategic partners:
• Individual strategies devised for our partners
Common Security and Defence Policy:
• Start implementing the Lisbon Treaty’s innovations
EU development policy:
Continue debate on increasing the effectiveness of aid
provided by the EU / Member States
Thank you for your attention!
Q&A