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news Scmp World 2026-06-03

Ukraine and Hungary Reach Minority Rights Deal, Aiding EU Accession

Hungary and Ukraine have agreed on minority rights, potentially unblocking Ukraine's EU accession talks and resolving a long-standing dispute.


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 potential breakthrough in a long-running dispute over minority rights that had strained ‌ties between Budapest and Kyiv and complicated Hungary’s support for Ukraine’s EU ambitions. Every step of the accession...

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