Hungary Blocks Ukraine's EU Access

Hungary: Hungary will not support accelerated Ukraine's entry into the EU.

Consensus

Hungary opposes accelerated accession of any country into the EU.
Ukraine has not fulfilled its obligations regarding the rights of the Hungarian ethnic minority in Zakarpattia.
Hungary has blocked the opening of two negotiation clusters for Ukraine's EU accession.
The negotiation clusters blocked by Hungary concern economic and social issues, including internal market, competitiveness, taxation, employment, and education.
Hungary insists that Ukraine must first fulfill its bilateral agreement on minority rights before progressing in accession talks.
Hungary has previously blocked similar steps in July and September.
The EU is scheduled to discuss enlargement at a summit in October.
Ukraine and Moldova were officially recognized as EU candidates in 2022.

Madyar stated that Ukraine is in a state of war and clearly not ready to join the EU. — riamo
Madyar said that Kyiv is conducting military operations and has not fulfilled Hungary's condition on returning rights to the Zakarpattian Hungarians. — tg_rian_ru
Madyar discussed the €1 million daily fine imposed on Hungary by the EU and called for its cancellation. — vedomosti
Madyar lifted the veto on the official start of Ukraine's accession talks in June. — kommersant
Madyar emphasized Hungary's continued legal framework and border barriers to prevent illegal migration. — vesti
Hungary is willing to allow Moldova to progress on the third cluster, but most EU countries oppose splitting the negotiation process between Ukraine and Moldova. — tg_theinsider
Hungary blocked negotiations on economic and social issues specifically. — tg_tass_agency