Hungary’s Magyar to Meet Zelensky for First Time at Upcoming EU Summit
The talks follow Ukraine’s new law on Hungarian-language education, which Hungary said cleared a key obstacle to closer ties and EU accession progress.
- Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held their first official bilateral meeting on Friday in Brussels, marking a diplomatic reset between the two countries.
- Ukraine moved on Monday to guarantee education rights for its Hungarian-speaking minority in Zakarpattia Oblast, resolving a longstanding dispute that had strained bilateral relations for years.
- The new administration under Magyar contrasts sharply with the previous government led by Viktor Orban, who frequently blocked Ukraine's EU accession process over minority language disputes.
- Before the bilateral talks, Magyar met leaders of the Visegrád Four countries, while Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated, "Our peoples deserve good neighborly relations."
- Negotiating the European Union's next seven-year budget remains central to the summit agenda, as it will shape funding for development and Hungary's priorities on energy and border security.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar welcomed the political agreement between Hungary and Ukraine to expand the rights of the Hungarian minority in the Transcarpathian region. This came after his one-on-one meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the European Union summit in Brussels. Magyar described the adoption of the law on minority education by the Ukrainian parliament and the start of its implementation as …
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski described Friday as “very good” his first meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar, at a time when Kiev and Budapest are looking for a meltdown in their relations after years of tensions. Since the pro-European conservative leader of Hungary took office in May, both countries have tried to re-establish relations that had become tense under the mandate of Magyar’s predecessor Viktor Orbán, close to…
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The Frontier PostZelensky hails ‘very good’ first meeting with Hungary PM Magyar
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar for the first time, describing the meeting as ‘very good.’ The two countries are working to improve relations after previous tensions.
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski and Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar had the first bilateral talks in Brussels, in the context of the two countries trying to open a "new chapter" in their relations, Kyiv Independent reports.
PM draws a line: EU budget must serve Hungary, not punish it
An important European summit is beginning from Hungary's perspective — one topic will be migration talks, and the other will be negotiations on the next seven-year EU budget framework, as many billions of euros are at stake, Prime Minister Péter Magyar said in Brussels on Thursday.
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