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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12309
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INSTITUTIONAL / Hungary

Viktor Orbán praises Ursula von der Leyen’s “pragmatism”

On 1 August, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met President-elect of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels. This meeting was part of the new president-elect’s discussions with the heads of state and government to establish her team and work programme.

On Twitter, the president-elect reported “good discussions” with the Hungarian, the two officials having notably agreed on the need for a “fresh start” and “pragmatic solutions with regard to migration”....

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INSTITUTIONAL
HUNGARY: Viktor Orbán praises Ursula von der Leyen’s “pragmatism”
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Estonian candidate Kadri Simson would aim for, like others, ‘climate and energy’ portfolio
ECONOMY
IMF: EU Finance Ministers are due to vote on Friday 2 August on a European personality to succeed Christine Lagarde. Updated on August 2: Mrs Georgieva has been nominated
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: NGOs urge governments to pay attention to 8 August IPCC report on climate change and land
FOOD SAFETY: genetically modified foods, EFSA publishes a guide for assessing human exposure to newly expressed proteins
FOOD SAFETY: Italy has a globally satisfactory system for the control of tuna products
FISHERIES: regional fisheries organisation for Southern Indian Ocean is taking further action
EXTERNAL ACTION
YEMEN: EU denounces latest attacks on civilians
AFGHANISTAN: EU condemns deadly attack on bus
WTO: world trade statistics show services following remarkable growth trajectory
SECURITY - DEFENCE
WEAPONS: with days to go, Mr Stoltenberg calls for compliance with INF Treaty
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: Directive on Work-Life Balance enters into force
SOCIAL: Commission publishes memo setting out worrying overview of position of single-parent families in EU
NEWS BRIEFS
ASIA: EU will strengthen security cooperation with ASEAN countries
PATENTS: EPO registers its first patent applications for inventions created entirely by artificial intelligence
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: EEB concerned about poor environmental profiles of Commissioners appointed by Member States
IRAN: EU regrets US decision to sanction Mr. Zarif
CIVIL DEFENCE: EU provides Italy with satellite maps and offers more assistance regarding fires in Sardinia
UNITED KINGDOM: United Kingdom releases new funding to prepare for no-deal exit from the EU on 31 October
SOCIAL: EU-OSHA faced with lack of national data to estimate societal cost of work-related injuries and deaths
SOCIAL: almost a third of Europeans cannot afford a holiday, according to Eurostat
SUDAN: EU urges military and civilian sides to put aside their differences to permit a civilian transition
SWITZERLAND: no progress is expected on the Swiss side before 31 October on the draft institutional framework agreement