The Office for European Affairs is responsible for coordinating EU policies and the adoption of Hungary’s position on EU issues; for promoting the fulfilment of Hungary’s obligations arising from EU Membership.

The responsibility for European affairs – except for the affairs related to the common foreign and security policy - was transferred from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Office for European Affairs of the Prime Ministers’ Office as from 1 January 2005. The Office was established on the basis of the State Secretariat for Integration and External Relations which operated earlier within the frames of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Supervision and direction of the Office for European Affairs

The Office for European Affairs is supervised by the minister without portfolio responsible for European affairs and directed by the president of the Office.

Minister without portfolio responsible for European affairs:

dr. Etele Baráth minister, chairman of the Interministerial Committee for European Affairs and chairman of the Cabinet of the Government on European Affairs

President of the Office for European Affairs:

dr. Péter Gottfried, State Secretary, deputy chairman of the Interministerial Committee for European Affairs, secretary of the Cabinet of Government on European Affairs

Vice-presidents of the Office for European Affairs:

dr. Péter Györkös responsible for EU Coordination
Iván Gábor responsible for Community policies

The rules laying down the detailed tasks and provisions of the Office for European Affairs are Government Regulation 356/2004. (XII.23.) on the Office for European Affairs and Government Regulation 334/2004. (XII.15.) on the tasks and competences of the minister without portfolio responsible for European affairs.

• THE TASKS OF THE OFFICE FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS
• STRUCTURE OF THE OFFICE FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS