Boka: First phase of EU presidency concluded
The heads of the European Parliament European affairs committees will hold a meeting in Parliament on Monday, marking the end of the first phase of Hungary's EU presidency, Janos Boka, the EU affairs minister, told a government news briefing.
The security and defence policy ad hoc working group has been put on a permanent footing and an agreement in principle has been reached on the 2025 EU budget, Boka said, listing the presidency’s achievements so far.
The next summit meeting of the European Political Community will be held in Budapest on Nov 7, with an informal meeting of the European Council to be held the next day, he added.
