US EditionMagyar Wants Help for Ukraine’s Hungarians Before Backing EU Bid
- Incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar will support Ukraine's EU accession talks only if Kyiv expands rights for Ukraine's ethnic Hungarian minority, focusing on cultural, language, and education rights in the Transcarpathia region.
- Magyar has proposed a direct meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to discuss minority rights, which Zelenskiy has agreed to, acknowledging that ethnic Hungarians are Ukrainian citizens and that issues remain to be resolved.
- Hungary's position reflects longstanding concerns about Ukraine's policies affecting Hungarian-language schooling and public language use in the Transcarpathia region, where there is an ethnic Hungarian population.
- Magyar's stance on minority rights may influence the pace of Ukraine's EU accession negotiations amidst broader hopes for improving Hungary's relations with the EU.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been voted out, to the delight of Ukraine. But now comes Zelenskyy's hangover - his successor Péter Magyar continues to make the same demands on Ukraine in order for the country to be allowed into EU negotiations. - There is no real problem here, the Ukrainian president tells Bloomberg.
Hungary keeps Ukraine EU talks on ice under Magyar
Incoming Hungarian prime minister Péter Magyar has reportedly told EU leaders that his government will only back the opening of Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations if Kyiv expands rights for the ethnic Hungarian minority in Ukraine, according to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter.Continue reading
The EU would like the new Hungarian government to support the launch of Ukraine's accession process.
The Prime Minister of Hungary wants to meet Zelensky.
Magyar wants help for Hungarian minority in Ukraine before supporting Kyiv EU bid
Future Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar insists on expanding the rights of the Hungarian community in Ukraine before approving the start of official negotiations for Kyiv entry into the European Union, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
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