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The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU starts today! For the next 6 months, Hungary will drive the EU agenda.  As a coalition dedicated to promoting smoke-free operating rooms, we’re particularly excited about the focus this Presidency wants to put on occupational health and safety, especially the revision of the directive on occupational safety limits for carcinogenic, mutagenic, and reprotoxic substances. Surgical smoke has been proven to contain mutagenic, carcinogenic, and toxic chemicals that cause chronic lung conditions like COPD. Alongside this new presidency and partners like the Roadmap on Carcinogens, we can keep surgical smoke out of our operating rooms and keep our healthcare workers safe! European Commission #SurgicalSmoke #SurgicalSmokeCoalition #RoadmapOnCarcinogens #HealthcareAdvoacy #HU24EU 

Yesterday Hungary has officially taken over the Presidency of the European Union, replacing Belgium at the steering wheel. Here are some automotive facts about Hungary:    🏡 Hungary is home of 7 automotive plants  🚗 Last year over 500 000 cars were manufactured in Hungary, making it the seventh-largest EU producer  🚌 Around 1 000 buses were made here  💡The automotive sector accounts for 12% of manufacturing jobs in Hungary, giving it the fifth-largest share of direct automotive employment in the EU #HungarianPresidency #HU24EU #MakeEuropeGreatAgain #EuropeanUnion

Hungary's EU Presidency: Key Priorities, Corporate-Relevant Policy Objectives and Possible Forward Scenarios amidst a Challenging International Political and Security Environment and an EU Institutional Transition See below for our Special Report, which takes an extensive look at how Hungary's Council Presidency may unfold in the next six months: https://lnkd.in/dYiiFaAk

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 | 𝐃𝐓𝐈 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟: 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐇-𝐔𝐒-𝐉𝐏 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Washington, D.C. –Washington, D.C.–On 11 April 2024, the inaugural Trilateral Economic MinistersMeeting convened marking a historic milestone in the relations among the Philippines, the United States and Japan. The meeting brought together Secretary Fred Pascual of the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Secretary Gina Raimondo of the US Department of Commerce, and Minster Ken Saito of the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). During the meeting, Secretary Pascual underscored the deep friendship, strong economic bonds, and collective commitment to democratic principles shared by the Philippines, the United States, and Japan. Further, the Joint Vision Statement outline areas of collaboration, including infrastructure, and industrial projects. Read more: https://lnkd.in/guYmnapu

As Hungary takes the mantle of EU presidency from July, there has been a lot of speculation as to what this may mean for EU legislative decisions through the second half of 2024. The direct impact of the presidency is limited, partly due to the incumbant EU parliament not effectively convening until later in 2024 which will limit the scope of new proposals. Still, Hungary will seek to use its influence to spark debates ranging from the socio-economic consequences of the European Green Deal to broader longer term Balkan accession. Check out FrontierView (part of FiscalNote)'s most recent view on Hungary's EU presidency, and the implications it may have for business. https://lnkd.in/eS-A-Ect #Europe #Hungary #EU #Greentransition

Here is my latest article. It is coming out on the 20th anniversary of the largest round of EU enlargement - May 1, 2004. https://lnkd.in/e2zgz3HD

EU enlargement will be a priority for the next European Commission. 📊In both Ireland and Northern Ireland, 57% of respondents support more countries joining the EU. 🔗bit.ly/EMIrelandEUPoll

🇪🇺💡How can the EU build on the success of the Single Market and improve the economic competitiveness of its member states? 🇷🇴 Our event with IES Europe in the Romanian Parliament outlined some of the most crucial liberalising reforms that can ensure economic growth and prosperity for the EU!

How can the EU enlargement process regain its lost momentum? And how can we learn from previous rounds of enlargement? Read "Enlargement on Hold: The Price Europe Pays," a policy paper by Jelena Džankić, Matteo Bonomi, Jana Juzová and Bojana Zorić within the REWEU project↘️ https://loom.ly/w5aCy4o

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