EU Leaders meet in Budapest for an informal European Council meeting. Competitiveness is on top of the agenda and is discussed in depth during an informal meeting of Heads of State or Government on 8 November 2024, which is expected to result in a ‘Budapest Declaration’.

METSOLA, Roberta (EPP, MT, EP President)

MICHEL, Charles (BE)

European Council

VON DER LEYEN, Ursula (DE, EC)

Informal European Council in Budapest

Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, participates in the Informal Meeting of EU Heads of State or Government in Budapest. This news item highlights key moments from her arrival, including a handshake with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, her doorstep statement, and the roundtable discussions. During the meeting, EU leaders focused on a new competitiveness agenda for Europe, engaged in a strategic debate on EU-US relations, and addressed key issues such as the situation in Georgia and the implications of recent Israeli legislation affecting UNRWA.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates to the Informal Meeting of Heads of State or Government in Budapest (Hungary): arrival, doorstep and roundtable

Informal meeting of Heads of State and Government in Budapest, Hungary

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, arrives at the Informal Meeting of Heads of State or Government in Budapest, Hungary. Before the start of the meeting, she gives a doorstep and explains the main priorities and stakes of this event: a new competitiveness deal for Europe, foreign affairs issues, including transatlantic relations, the latest developments in Georgia and the recently adopted Israeli legislation against the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

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