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Hungary & Ukraine make historic deal after years of tension

Hungary & Ukraine make historic deal after years of tension June 11, 2026For Hungary's former autocratic prime minister, Viktor Orban, Ukraine was an "evil empire," a mafia state teeming with human traffickers, drug dealers and arms merchants. He and his regime even suggested that Ukraine wanted to launch an attack on Hungary. It is comments along those lines that likely contributed to Orban's crushing defeat in April.

Deutsche Welle 3h ago

Ukraine and Hungary agree on minority rights, paving way for EU accession talks

Ukraine and Hungary agree on minority rights, paving way for EU accession talks The long-running dispute had strained ties between Budapest and Kyiv and complicated Hungary’s support for Ukraine’s EU ambitions Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Wednesday that Hungary and Ukraine reached an agreement on the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, which could allow approval of the first cluster, or a group of negotiating chapters, in Ukraine’s EU accession talks. The agreement marks a...

South China Morning Post 7d ago

Exclusive: Inside the deal that lifted Hungary's veto on Ukraine's EU accession

In an exclusive account, Euronews reveals the intense back-and-forth that led Hungary to lift its two-year-long veto on Ukraine's EU accession. Ambassadors in Brussels had been in the room for almost 12 hours straight. The list of topics seemed endless – competitiveness, defence, migration, climate action, the conflict in the Middle East and even a tobacco taxation directive – and diplomats were beginning to feel the strain.

Euronews 6d ago

Ukraine moves closer to EU accession after Hungary deal

Ukraine moves closer to EU accession after Hungary deal June 4, 2026Hungary and Ukraine on Wednesday reached an agreement on the rights of Ukraine's ethnic Hungarian minority, an issue that has long strained relations between the two countries. The deal will boost Ukraine's longstanding bid to join the EU, with Budapest saying it would drop a veto by former Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Kyiv's accession to the bloc if an agreement were reached. Kyiv has been pressing to be allowed to join...

Deutsche Welle 7d ago

Hungary lifts veto on Ukraine's EU accession, ending two-year deadlock

The end of the veto allows Ukraine and Moldova to formally open the first cluster of negotiations, known as fundamentals. Hungary has lifted its two-year-long veto on Ukraine's bid to join the European Union, allowing the process to enter its next phase of negotiations and ending a political saga that sent relations between Budapest and Kyiv to an all-time low. The sought-after breakthrough took place suddenly on Wednesday evening during a meeting of ambassadors in Brussels, several...

Euronews 7d ago

Hungary lifts block on Ukraine’s E.U. bid but opposes fast track sought by Kyiv

Hungary agreed to drop its opposition to opening the formal access talks but is still opposed to the fast-track membership process that Ukraine says it needs as protection from Russia.

Washington Post World 7d ago

Hungary announces deal with Ukraine on minority rights, clearing Kyiv’s path to EU entry talks

BRUSSELS — Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar late Wednesday announced Budapest had struck a deal with Kyiv that would clear the way for the EU to open accession negotiations with Ukraine. Magyar said the agreement would expand the “linguistic, educational, cultural and political rights” of roughly 100,000 ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine’s western Zakarpattia region. The rights of Ukraine’s Hungarian minority has been a longstanding source of tension between Kyiv and...

Politico EU 7d ago

EU approves $100bn loan to Ukraine

EU ambassadors approve a promised $100bn loan to Ukraine after Hungary dropped its veto, following Viktor Orban's election defeat. Ukraine has now started pumping Russian oil towards Hungary again. Also: three container ships have been targeted by Iranian gunfire trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz; a new report says Colombian mercenaries backed by the UAE helped Sudanese paramilitary fighters capture the city of el-Fasher last year; why South Korean police are preparing to arrest the...

BBC Global News Podcast 49d ago

Europe Today: Magyar softens on Ukraine as EU prepares new Russia sanctions

Hungary could lift its veto on the opening of Ukraine's EU accession talks if Kyiv accepts to protect minority rights for the Hungarian community in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the EU is preparing more sanctions against Russia. Angela Skujins speaks to the EU's Sanctions Envoy, David O'Sullivan.

Euronews 8d ago

Ukraine ready to close several accession chapters 'immediately', Costa tells Euronews

The lifting of Hungary's veto can allow Ukraine to close several chapters in the accession process "immediately" after opening them, European Council President António Costa told Euronews. Ukraine is in a position to open and "immediately" close several chapters of the accession process after the lifting of Hungary's two-year-long veto, António Costa, the president of the European Council, told Euronews in an exclusive interview. "Fortunately, we didn't lose time during this period" of...

Euronews 6d ago