Hungary will not block the launch of the next, technical stage of European Union accession talks with Ukraine, according to the Financial Times.
The London-based business daily reported on Monday, citing EU sources, that Prime Minister Péter Magyar has instructed Hungarian diplomats not to prevent the EU from sending letters to Ukraine and Moldova concerning the potential opening of the next two negotiating chapter clusters.
Hungary to allow technical talks to move forward
According to the Financial Times, the letters are expected to be discussed at working-group meetings this week. The two chapter clusters concern the EU’s single market and competitiveness policy areas.
However, the newspaper stressed that Hungary’s full political backing for opening negotiations on the new chapter clusters will depend on whether the Ukrainian parliament approves a bill on expanding education rights for national minorities at its 12 October session.
Ensuring the rights of Hungary’s ethnic Hungarian minority in Ukraine has long been a key issue for Budapest. The Financial Times reported that Hungarian officials have also been involved in shaping the bill and have provided feedback on the proposal.
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Key vote could unlock formal process
According to EU officials who spoke to the British newspaper, approval of the legislation could make it possible to launch the formal political procedure leading towards the opening of the negotiations before the EU summit in Brussels, which is due to take place in ten days.
One EU official who told the Financial Times that they had been receiving updates on the talks with Budapest said that “Ukraine’s path towards accession is starting to take shape.”
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Magyar Peter is a puppet of Nazi von der Leyen. Next step will be financial aid for Ukraine.
Blocking Ukraine’s progression through the accession process has always been a way to serve Russia’s interests. As long as Ukraine meets the conditions for entry it will be a benefit for European security for it to join. It will take years. Defamatory comments about von der Leyen and Magyar Peter are all from the Russian propaganda crowd and those who have been fooled.