Role of Italian Chamber of Commerce during Hungarian Precidency of EU Council

             Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione – IULMMaster Degree Program in Communication for

International Relations –MICRI 

5th Edition – A.Y. 2010/2011 

PROJECT WORK

 Cultural diversity and European integration: a communicative perspective on the role of Italian

Chamber of Commerce during the Hungarian Presidency in the Council of the EU

      Student Supervisor Mariangela Sassi Prof. Silvia Benedetti

               HUNGARY: AN OVERVIEW

Characteristics of the Country Current situation

Economy: SME and Export Relations with other Countries

Before and after the Communism Relations with Italy

Hungarian exports to Italy – 2010

HUNGARY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

1994: applying for membership

1998-2002: accession to negotiations

2003: referendum for the ratification and the signing of the Accession Treaty 

2004: entry into force of the Accession Treaty

2007: entry in the Schengen area

2011: semester of Presidency of the EU

THE HUNGARIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE EU

Main items on agenda:•Stabilizing the economy and reforming the economic governance;•Developing the enlargement process by promoting the negotiations with Croatia and deepening the relations with many Eastern Countries like Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus;•Elaborating a new strategy in order to help the integration of Roma;•Creating a real interconnection for the distribution of energy among the EU Countries;•Adopting a new regulation on communication

Critical Points:•Hungarian Constitution•Media Law

Results and balance

THE ITALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR HUNGARY

IFCC: history, role, functions, activities

Assocamerestero, Unioncamere, EU-Chambers

ICCH: history, role, functions, activities

Publications, events, internal Commissions, ITL Dtabase

HUNGARY TODAY: A GENERAL OUTLOOK

New economic development

Opening up to foreign markets

Increase of FDI

New relations with foreing Countries – China and Portugal

New economic Plans

Financial crisis and mortgages loans question

FDI in Hungary 2000 – 2010

NEW ECONOMIC PLANS

Széll Kálmán Plan

March 2011Fiscal PlanMain points: Jobs, Pensions, Public transports, Education, Health,  Fiscal System and Public Administration

New Széchenyi Plan

January 2011Economic measureMain points: Healt, Green economy, Policy on residential properties, Development of the business sector, Education, science, innovation, growth, Employment,TransportsFunding projects

ICCH DURING THE HUNGARIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE EU

Presidency of EU-Chambers

European Projects – Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs

Events with representatives of Hungarian Government (Minister Matolcsi, 

Minister Fellegi, Secretary Pal)

EU-Chamber Boat

EVENTS

7th March 2011: Conference on Energy with Secretary Kovács Pál

1st  February 2011: Business Lunch with Minister of Economy György 

Matolcsi

31st March 2011: Business Lunch with Minister of Development Tamás 

Fellegy

11st July 2011: EU-Chambers Boat, Gala Dinner with Minister of Foreing 

Affairs János Martonyi

CONCLUSION

Future perspectives

New role in the International System

Challenges for Hungarian Government