Czech and Hungarian cabinets meet in Prague to discuss EU competitiveness and expansion
The Czech government will host its first joint session with Hungary, focusing on EU competitiveness, energy security, migration and enlargement.
In a historic first, the Czech cabinet is set to hold a joint session with its Hungarian counterpart in Prague, starting with a welcome ceremony in the garden of the Kramář Villa half an hour before noon. Separate meetings of the prime ministers and their ministers will be followed by a working lunch at 12:30 and a concluding press briefing at the Straka Academy around 14:25. The talks will address pressing EU issues such as competitiveness, energy security, migration, the upcoming EU budget and the bloc's enlargement agenda.
Additional discussions will target regional and bilateral collaboration in areas like the economy, transport, defence industry, digitalisation, research, innovation and health. The Czech government also continues parallel dialogues with Slovakia, Poland and Israel, and has previously met Ukrainian ministers during the war in Ukraine.
Why it matters
The meeting could shape EU policy on key challenges like energy, migration and future expansion.
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