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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