Hungary is focusing on seven thematic areas for its work during the presidency:
- enhancing the EU's competitiveness
- reinforcing the EU's defence policy
- making the enlargement policy consistent and merit-based
- stemming illegal migration
- shaping the future of cohesion policy
- promoting a farmer-oriented EU agricultural policy
- addressing demographic challenges
Europe is facing the shared challenges of the war in our neighbourhood, global competition, a fragile security situation, illegal migration, natural disasters, the effects of climate change, and the demographic situation.
János Bóka, Hungarian Minister for European Affairs, at the presentation of the Hungarian presidency's political priorities, 18 June 2024