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Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are practically negotiating with our Hungarian partners with the EU every day to avoid artificial delays in the negotiation process,\u201d Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi told European Pravda<\/a>, speaking separately at a Foreign Ministry briefing earlier Tuesday.<\/p>\n Moldova\u2019s accession caught in the same dispute <\/p>\n The move follows a previous refusal on Sept. 1, when Hungary offered to lift its objection only if Kyiv demonstrated progress in protecting the rights of the country\u2019s Hungarian minority<\/a> in the Transcarpathia region.<\/p>\n However, the legislative steps Ukraine is expected to take remain unspecified.<\/p>\n The blockage also affects Moldova, as the two countries\u2019 processes are directly intertwined.<\/p>\n In July, Hungary indicated that it was prepared to approve the screening results for Moldova\u2019s cluster 3, but other EU member states, including Ireland \u2013 which holds the Council presidency \u2013 opposed separating Moldova\u2019s accession path from Ukraine\u2019s, meaning no decision was reached for either country, as all decisions require unanimity from all 27 EU member states.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Other Topics of Interest<\/p>\n Russian Strikes Kill 2 in Dnipropetrovsk, Wound Over a Dozen Across Kharkiv, Chernihiv Regions<\/a><\/p>\n Drones, artillery, and an aerial bomb (KAB) hit homes and businesses across Dnipropetrovsk, while Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions saw fires from separate strikes.<\/p>\n Ministry cites influence of former Hungarian government <\/p>\n According to Tykhyi, Hungary\u2019s previous government, led by former Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n, played a role in creating recent obstacles to Kyiv\u2019s EU accession.<\/p>\n \u201cFor 17 months, the government of Viktor Orb\u00e1n blocked the opening of clusters, although Ukraine has fulfilled all the conditions for this,\u201d Tykhyi said.<\/p>\n \u201cBut even having lost power, Orb\u00e1n\u2019s team continues to disrupt the normalization of Hungary\u2019s relations with Ukraine,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n Though Hungary previously also blocked technical work on clusters 2 through 6 for Ukraine, it later lifted its objection to Cluster 6, covering foreign and security policy, trade policy, and relations with third countries.<\/p>\n Cluster 2 covers the EU internal market, while Cluster 3 covers competitiveness and inclusive growth.<\/p>\n After the EU opened the first negotiating Cluster 1 \u2013 Fundamentals \u2013 for Ukraine and Moldova on June 15, Budapest delayed a joint EU letter<\/a> concerning the two countries\u2019 accession bids, blocking a key procedural step by opposing a joint letter to EU institutions that requires unanimous approval.<\/p>\n During his tenure, Orb\u00e1n repeatedly cited concerns over the rights of the Hungarian minority as<\/a> a reason Hungary had delayed opening the first negotiation cluster.<\/p>\n![\"Russian](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788903792_410_c3ec9ce7cd403c1fc8e3228eb884d798.jpg\")
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