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Judit Varga also presented Hungary's position on the priorities for the Spanish EU Presidency.

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Judit Varga also presented Hungary's position on the priorities Spain adopted for its EU presidency. 

It is a balanced EU presidency program that addresses the challenges that Europe currently faces. These include competitiveness, strengthening the social pillar and tackling migration. In his speech, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares highlighted the issue of demography, an key priority also for Hungary,

the Hungarian politician said, pointing out that the demographic challenge will be a priority during Hungary's EU presidency in the second half of 2014, and the Hungarian government will focus on competitiveness in its approach of the issue. "During our EU presidency", the we will aim to make Hungary's family policy measures more popular, Judit Varga said. The COSAC meeting was also attended by representatives of candidate countries, including the Western Balkans. Serbia was represented by Elvira Kovacs, chair of the EU affairs parliamentary committee.

 Cover photo: Judit Varga, chair of the Hungarian National Assembly's European Affairs Committee (Photo: MTI/Szilard Koszticsak)