Budapest has reached an agreement with Kyiv to restore the rights of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia. According to Hungary's new Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, this could pave the way for Ukraine to begin accession negotiations with the European Union, APA reports.
"We have reached a comprehensive agreement with Ukraine to expand the linguistic, educational, cultural, and political rights of hundreds of thousands of members of the Hungarian minority. This agreement is the result of several weeks of intensive expert-level negotiations between Hungary and Ukraine, which also involved political organizations of the Hungarian population of Transcarpathia and churches," the head of government wrote on Facebook (banned in Russia, owned by the Meta corporation, .
He noted that "the Ukrainian government has committed to implementing the agreed measures in its legislation in the near future." "Ukraine's commitments will also be reflected in the action plan adopted by Ukraine regarding the European Union. If this happens, the Hungarian government will agree to open the first cluster of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU," Magyar assured.
At the same time, he clarified that "Hungary still does not support accelerated EU accession negotiations." "If Ukraine succeeds in closing all 33 chapters of the accession negotiations within 10 or 15 years, our country will hold a referendum on this issue, the results of which will be legally binding," the prime minister stated.
Budapest has reached an agreement with Kyiv to restore the rights of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia. According to Hungary's new Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, this could pave the way for Ukraine to begin accession negotiations with the European Union.
"We have reached a comprehensive agreement with Ukraine to expand the linguistic, educational, cultural, and political rights of hundreds of thousands of members of the Hungarian minority. This agreement is the result of several weeks of intensive expert-level negotiations between Hungary and Ukraine, which also involved political organizations of the Hungarian population of Transcarpathia and churches," the head of government wrote on Facebook.
He noted that "the Ukrainian government has committed to implementing the agreed measures in its legislation in the near future." "Ukraine's commitments will also be reflected in the action plan adopted by Ukraine regarding the European Union. If this happens, the Hungarian government will agree to open the first cluster of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU," Magyar assured.
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