Hungary Achieves Adjustments to EU Statement on Ukraine's Accession
Quick Look
- Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced significant adjustments to an EU leaders' statement regarding Ukraine's accession, including the removal of wording that accelerated the process.
- Magyar stated on Facebook that Hungary's suggestions led to the changes.
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Why It Matters
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar stated that Hungary achieved significant adjustments to an EU leaders' statement on Ukraine's accession, including the removal of wording about accelerating the process.
BUDAPEST, June 19. /TASS/. Hungary achieved significant adjustments to the statements made by leaders of the EU countries on Ukraine's accession to the organization and the omission of wording about accelerating this process, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said.
"During several weeks’ work on the document, the statement was significantly adjusted to be finalized at the suggestion of Hungary," Magyar said on his Facebook (banned in Russia due to its ownership by Meta designated as extremist) official account.
"In addition, due to the process of Ukraine's accession to the EU, the wording indicating the acceleration of this process was deleted from the [document’s] text at the very last moment upon on my initiative. It wasn't easy," he added.
Open Questions
- What were the specific original statements about accelerating Ukraine's accession?
- What other adjustments did Hungary propose?
- What is the EU's current stance on Ukraine's accession timeline?
