Hungary will lift its veto on negotiations between Ukraine and the EU this week

This week Hungary is expected to lift its veto on the technical stage of negotiations on Ukraine's membership in the European Union (EU). The Financial Times newspaper reports this with reference to sources.

According to her, 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. The publication calls this a procedural but symbolic step.

Hungary's full political support for the opening of negotiating blocs will depend on whether the Verkhovna Rada on October 12 adopts a bill on educational rights for minorities. The rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine have long been a key issue for Budapest, and the bill was drafted taking into account the views of Hungarian officials.

The newspaper's source claims that 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.