EU: Hungary To Set Out EU Presidency Priorities @ 1400CET

At around 1400CET (0800ET, 1300BST) the Hungarian gov't is set to unveil the policy priorities for its period in the chair of the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union. Hungary takes over from Belgium from 1 July. Politico reports that according to Hungary's EU Affairs Minister Janos Boka, Budapest's priorities will be "Competitiveness, defense, migration, reform of the Common Agricultural Policy and cohesion policy...."

• While the CofEU presidency does not come with any overarching powers that can formulate new policies or hamper efforts to pass others, its role as the convenor and agenda-setter for Council meetings can have some influence on areas the EU focuses on for each six-month period. 
• Boka also told Politico that Hungary will not support Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for a second term stating that “The relationship between the Commission president and Hungary as a member state was less than ideal. For these reasons, it will be very difficult for us to support her...” 
• Unanimous support among member states is not required for VdL to get a second term, but Hungary's opposition hardly bodes well for a constructive working relationship between the two parties in H224.