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Hungary Blocks Ukraine’s EU Clusters For Third Time, Offers to Unblock Them in Exchange for Minority Rights Progress
Budapest said it will lift the hold only if Kyiv implements earlier bilateral agreements and protects the Hungarian minority, officials said.
- On Tuesday, September 1, Hungary blocked Ukraine's EU accession progress at a meeting of the EU Council's Working Party on Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Accession , refusing to confirm screening results for negotiation clusters 2 and 3.
- A representative of Budapest stated the country would lift its block only if Ukraine implements earlier bilateral agreements regarding the rights of the Hungarian national minority in the Transcarpathia region.
- Negotiation clusters 2 and 3 cover the EU internal market and economic competitiveness, respectively. Before opening these, the European Commission must complete a screening comparing Ukraine's laws with European Union norms.
- This arrangement could effectively split Ukraine and Moldova, which have advanced in parallel through accession negotiations. Most EU member states, led by Ireland as president of the EU Council, oppose such a move.
- The September 1 meeting marked the third attempt to persuade Hungary to approve the screening. The next COELA meeting is scheduled for today, September 2, but Ukraine and Moldova are not on the agenda.
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Hungary has blocked new chapters in Ukraine's EU accession process for the third time. Budapest expects protection of the rights of the Hungarian minority in return.
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He is only willing to lift his veto if Kiev shows progress in protecting the rights of the Hungarian minority living in the country.
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EADaily, 2 September 2026. Hungary again blocked the negotiation process on the issue of Euro-integration of Ukraine, as reported by European media.
Hungary is ready to allow for the progress of Ukraine's accession negotiations to the EU, but calls on Kiev to make progress in protecting the rights of the Hungarian minority. Budapest has again blocked the approval of some stages of the process.
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