Hungary lifted its veto on negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU

Hungary lifted its veto from the technical stage of negotiations on the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the European Union (EU), which made it possible for the EU to agree on their implementation. Rapporteur reports this with reference to sources.

Next week the parties plan to approve the draft common positions.

An EU diplomat told Rapporteur that Brussels expects to unanimously decide on the opening of the second and third negotiating clusters. This may happen after the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopts on October 12 a bill on the educational rights of minorities.

Earlier, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar instructed diplomats not to block the sending of letters to Ukraine and Moldova about the possible opening of the next two blocks of negotiations - on the internal market and competitiveness policy. It is noted that the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine have long been a key issue for Budapest, and the bill was developed taking into account the opinions of Hungarian officials.

Ukraine's path to the EU has begun to take shape: if two negotiating blocs are agreed upon, only two will remain unopened - on the green agenda and on agriculture and regional policy. The European Commission hopes to reach an agreement on them by the end of the year.