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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13447
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HUNGARIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION / Migration

Hungarian Presidency of EU Council to focus on protecting external borders to combat illegal immigration

On Friday 5 July, Bence Rétvári, Deputy Minister of the Hungarian Ministry of the Interior, spoke in favour of protecting the EU’s external borders to a group of European journalists visiting Budapest, including Agence Europe.

“At the moment it is not the EU defining the rules. (...) It is not the EU leaders who are in control and make decisions, but the human traffickers”, he denounced.

Referring to a video of images from the Hungarian border showing violent men, sometimes armed,...

Contents

HUNGARIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: Viktor Orbán’s trip to Moscow is met with incomprehension by Europeans and Allies
HU24EU: Hungarian Presidency wants to leave a mark
MIGRATION: Hungarian Presidency of EU Council to focus on protecting external borders to combat illegal immigration
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: EU sends request to Amazon for additional information under DSA
DIGITAL: ten European associations send Commission further details on Apple’s infringements of DMA
AGRICULTURE: two European Commission reports highlight role of CAP in strengthening rural areas
REGIONS: EU local and regional authorities have not been sufficiently involved in ‘Recovery and Resilience Facility’ implementation process
ENERGY: budget for second European Hydrogen Bank auction will amount to €1.2 billion, says Kadri Simson
ENERGY: cost of managing congestion on European power grid reached €4 billion in 2023, according to ACER
ENERGY: European Commission publishes guidelines for common approach to interoperability reference framework for electricity metering data
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Jordan Bardella’s long and winding road to renegotiating France’s contribution to EU budget
EP2024: Spain’s far-right party Vox joins Viktor Orbán’s ‘Patriots for Europe’
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: EU concerned about orders issued by Israeli army to evacuate civilians from Khan Younis area
UNITED KINGDOM: presidents of European institutions salute Keir Starmer for Labour’s victory in British general election
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: Piero Cipollone believes that AI presents both potential and risks for economy, but must be accompanied by safeguards
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: European Investment Bank calls for more inclusive housing policies to promote social and economic equity
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves four new agricultural designations
CULTURE: European Commission is looking for organisation to lead new structured dialogue on cultural policy from 2025 to 2028
BELARUS : EU takes note of release of political prisoners
SPACE: ESA Council paves way for Avio to market Vega launcher
PAYMENTS: European Commission takes note of extension until November 2029 of interchange fees applied by Mastercard and Visa
RESEARCH: advanced materials, European Commission launches selection process for members of Technology Council
DRC: EU welcomes announcement of a humanitarian truce in Eastern DRC