European Council President Charles Michel downplayed on Sunday criticism of his plan to resign early to run for a seat in the European Parliament, saying there was plenty of time to choose his successor and the EU had options to "avoid Viktor Orban". Michel, a former Belgian prime minister, announced on Saturday that he had decided to run in the EU's parliamentary elections in June. As Hungary holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU from July to December this year, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban could end up leading meetings if an interim successor is needed.
Africa and the dangers posed by artificial intelligence (AI) will be two of the key themes for Italy during its one-year presidency of the Group of Seven, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday. Italy took over the rotating presidency of the G7, which includes the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany, France, Britain and Italy, at the start of January.
Hungary has formally taken over the rotating presidency of the Central European exchange programme for university studies (CEEPUS) from Poland, János Csák, the