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Climate governance: Why Hungary is gaining more influence

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Published: May 30th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Hungary takes over the Council Presidency from July to December – which gives Viktor Orbán more influence.

The outgoing EU Commission no longer wants to revise the governance regulation for the EU’s climate and energy policy in June as planned. „As far as a future legislative proposal is concerned, any decision would have to be taken by the next Commission“, a Commission official told Table.Briefings on Wednesday. A legislative proposal can therefore be expected from November at the earliest, when the new college is likely to be confirmed.

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