EU affairs minister: Presidency aims to draft competitiveness agreement

Written by BT/MTI

The Hungarian European Union presidency aims to outline a new European competitiveness agreement by the time of the informal meeting of the European Council, to be held in Budapest on November 8, the EU affairs minister said on Tuesday.

Speaking after the informal meeting of the EU General Affairs Council in Budapest, Janos Boka told a press conference that participants agreed that demographic issues should be factored into EU decision-making more, and should be represented in EU policies.

Responding to a question, Boka said the government was looking into the legal possibilities of gaining compensation from the EU for its costs incurred in border protection.