Hungary will not obstruct Ukraine's EU membership bid, PM says
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (Getty Images)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has criticized Ukraine's EU accession talks, which begin today in Luxembourg. However, Budapest will not block the process, according to Tagesschau.
"Hungary does not agree with this accession process, but we do not block it and support the start of negotiations," he said.
Orbán adds that the negotiations are a "purely politically motivated process".
"But first, we have to study what the consequences will be if we accept a country at war, whose borders have not been clarified in practice," the Hungarian prime minister said.
Ukraine's accession to the EU
This year, EU ambassadors signed guidelines for negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU. The talks are scheduled for June 25.
Polish Minister for EU Adam Szłapka pointed out some difficulties in Ukraine's negotiations with the EU, considering controversial issues in some areas.
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, Olha Stefanishyna, said that Ukraine would have to fully bring its legislation in line with the requirements of the European Union.
