Barroso, Daul praise Hungary EU presidency

Created: 5th July, 2011 15:20 | Last updated: 5th July, 2011 15:24	print	send

Among the presidency's achievements, Barroso mentioned launching the first European economic semester, concluding accession talks with Croatia, providing assistance to the democratic process in northern African countries, and adopting the European Roma strategy. Daul thanked the Hungarian presidency for its efforts to promote the EU's economic governance.
   
In an assessment of the achievements of the Hungarian presidency which ended on June 30, Orban said that the EU could not appear as a strong community until a solution for the Greek crisis was found.