Hungary succeeded in having the clause on Ukraine's accelerated accession to the EU removed
Hungary pushed to remove from the final declaration of the European Union summit the wording regarding Ukraine’s accelerated accession to the EU.
According to the Hungarian prime minister, the decision was made literally at the last minute and was not an easy one for him.
“Regarding Ukraine’s EU accession process, at my initiative, the clause concerning accelerated accession was removed from the text at the last moment. It was not easy. For the first time in a year and a half, there may be a final declaration adopted by all member states,” Magyar wrote.
Budapest also expressed reservations regarding the opening of subsequent negotiation chapters as part of Ukraine’s accession negotiations with the European Union. According to the Hungarian prime minister, some other EU member states share this position.
“We have reservations about opening all other negotiation chapters after the first cluster has been opened. And we are not alone in this—there are other member states that are saying the same thing. We advocate for an accession process based on merit and results,” he emphasized.
Meanwhile, during the summit in Brussels, a brief private conversation took place between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Péter Magyar, according to diplomatic sources.
After the meeting, the Ukrainian leader expressed confidence that Hungary would ultimately support further progress in the negotiation process.
Zelenskyy stated that the opening of the remaining negotiation chapters regarding Ukraine’s accession to the EU could take place “sooner than you think.”
The issue of Ukraine’s European integration remains one of the key items on the EU’s agenda, but some member states continue to insist on adhering to the principle of evaluating candidates based on concrete results and fulfillment of the necessary criteria.
This was stated by Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar on social media platform X.
Ukraine’s plan to open all negotiation chapters in the EU accession process in July 2026 may be derailed due to a lack of time to coordinate positions and carry out the necessary procedures.
Katarina Maternová, the European Union’s Ambassador to Ukraine, considers the prospects for our country to achieve full EU membership by 2030 to be entirely realistic and viable.
