Hongaars voorzitterschap voert besprekingen over energie en klimaatbescherming in Parijs (en)

The Hungarian Presidency focuses on the Energy Strategy 2020 and the programme of establishing a low-carbon economy by 2050. This was the subject of National Development Minister Mr Tamás Fellegi’s meeting with two French partners in Paris on 10 January 2011.

The event was a part of the Hungarian Government’s set of meetings called “Tour de Capitales”. In it, the Hungarian ministers are visiting member state capitals to present their counterparts the Hungarian Presidency’s priorities.

Mr Fellegi held talks with Mr Eric Besson, Minister for Industry, Energy and Digital Economy, and Ms Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Minister for Environmental Protection, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing.

The Energy 2020 Strategy, Roadmap 2050 (promoting the shift to a low carbon economy by 2050), the energy infrastructure package, the revision of the energy efficiency action plan and the draft regulation on the transparency of energy wholesale markets are top priorities in the field of energy.

Major issues of ICT include the strategic tasks related to the implementation of the Digital Agenda of Europe, network and information security matters, the challenges of the security of critical infrastructures and the radio frequency policy of Europe.

Mr Fellegi and Ms Kosciusko-Morizet looked at the dossiers of climate and transport policy.

Previously, the Hungarian minister informed leading European press professionals in Budapest, that he expected a breakthrough from the energy summit on 4 February 2011 as the first European Council meeting fully devoted to energy and innovation.

At the same press conference Mr Fellegi stated that the Hungarian Presidency lays great emphasis on sustaining the EU’s cohesion policy. “We have to preserve the weight and structure of this policy and we have to eliminate economic and other differences between the EU’s developed and less developed regions.” According to the Hungarian Presidency’s programme, cohesion policy has to promote two objectives at a time: to assist Europe’s less developed regions and to enhance the EU’s competitiveness.