The Hungarian Prime Minister expressed doubts about the urgent opening of all negotiation clusters with Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar stated that his country and some other states have procedural concerns regarding the possibility of immediately opening the remaining clusters in the negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU. The Hungarian leader welcomed the recent decision by the EU Council to officially open the first cluster, but called the idea of an immediate transition to all other clusters of issues highly controversial among European capitals.
According to the Hungarian prime minister, Ukraine’s overly rapid progress through the negotiation track would send an extremely negative signal to the countries of the Western Balkans, which have been waiting for years for European integration. Mátyás pointed out that there is currently no unified position within the European Union: some countries want to open all chapters immediately, while others propose limiting the process to just two clusters. At the same time, the politician noted that “the ink has not yet dried” on the documents regarding the opening of the first cluster, so rushing the process is inappropriate.
During his remarks to journalists, the Hungarian prime minister refrained from making any specific political demands or imposing additional conditions on the Ukrainian side. He also did not clearly outline Budapest’s official position on whether Hungary would block this decision during the final vote. Currently, among all the Balkan countries engaged in ongoing negotiations for full membership in the EU, only Serbia has not yet been able to open absolutely all of the negotiation chapters.
This was reported from Brussels by a correspondent for the publication European Truth.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine expects to open five more negotiation clusters in the coming weeks as part of the process of joining the European Union.
Ukraine’s plan to open all negotiation clusters in the EU accession process by July 2026 may be derailed due to a lack of time to coordinate positions and carry out the necessary procedures.
On June 15, Ukraine and the European Union officially began accession negotiations by opening the first cluster, “Fundamentals of the EU Accession Process.” This marked the initial stage of the full negotiation process regarding the country’s future membership in the European Union.
