Hungary Ties Support for Ukraine’s EU Membership to National Referendum

Hungary Ties Support for Ukraine’s EU Membership to National Referendum

Hungary has firmly stated that its endorsement of Ukraine’s EU membership will be contingent on the results of a domestic referendum. Minister for European Affairs János Bóka emphasized in an interview on Hungarian television that Ukraine must acknowledge and respect this prerequisite. He argued that the European Union’s approach to Ukraine remains rooted in decisions made at the outset of the war, even though geopolitical dynamics have signific…

European Council President Antonio Koshta said that EU membership is the best guarantee of security for Ukraine.

Although the European Union is applying “intense pressure” for Ukraine to join the bloc ahead of Western Balkan countries, such a scenario is “out of the question,” Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Budapest on Monday.

What would happen if the dream of Brussels and the domestic opposition came true, namely: Ukraine would join the European Union? In this case, who would Brussels make pay the price of Ukraine's accession? What would happen to the EU funds due to us? Would all their money really go to Ukraine? What would happen to Hungarian farmers? Would we be flooded with Ukrainian GMOs? What would happen to the Hungarians in Transcarpathia?

Viktor Orban did it again: last Thursday, Hungary blocked the final document of the EU summit in support of Ukraine. [see_also ids="633085"] As a result, 26 heads of state and government of the EU countries adopted a declaration calling for “immediate intensification of efforts to meet Ukraine's urgent military and defense needs”. Hungary already vetoed a document related to supporting Ukraine at the European Council summit on March 6. At that t…

Although the European Union is applying “intense pressure” for Ukraine to join the bloc ahead of Western Balkan countries, such a scenario is “out of the question”, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Budapest on Monday, MTI reports.