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FM: EU has opened first chapters of Albania's accession negotiations
The foreign minister said the bloc sorely needed new momentum, and this could be provided by Western Balkan countries.
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PM Orbán: Europe will never be complete without the integration of the Balkans
"We promised to the Western Balkans countries twenty years ago that they will be given entry, and it is time to fulfil the promise," the prime minister said.
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Várhelyi: EU enlargement is investment in 'peace, stability, prosperity and security'
In 2024, the EU was committed to helping Ukraine with a total of 16 billion euros if that country met the bloc’s requirements.
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FM: Paks has received a full exemption from EU sanctions
Minister Szijjártó said the upcoming Hungarian presidency will focus on speeding up the EU’s enlargement process in the Western Balkans.
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Bóka: EU’s rule of law should be clearer and more transparent
EU Affairs Ministers agreed that the EU had no exclusive jurisdiction on issues concerning the bloc’s fundamental values.
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FM: CEE supports Hungary’s policy of promoting EU integration of Western Balkans
Minister Szijjártó noted that five Western Balkan countries had been waiting to join the EU “for 14 years and 10 months on average”.
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FM: Hungary’s will be the “most pro-enlargement EU presidency of all time”
The focus during accession talks would be on the actual performance of candidate countries rather than bowing to political pressure.
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FM: Hungary could improve energy relations with Croatia
The foreign minister said energy cooperation is the “weakest link” in bilateral ties with Croatia.
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FM: EU countries must “stop being hypocritical" to speed up enlargement
Minister Szijjártó said the EU was gradually becoming weaker, falling to third place in the global GDP ranking last year, adding that Brussels appeared to be closing itself off rather than engaging in cooperation.
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Bóka: EU’s enlargement process is becoming increasingly politicized
János Bóka said that rather than being driven by rational decisions, the European Union’s enlargement process is becoming increasingly politicized.
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FM: Pro-enlargement countries are in the minority in EU
The foreign minister lamented that the EU had not admitted a new member in 10 years, that the bloc had not closed a single accession chapter with any of the candidate countries in six years, and that a new chapter was last opened two years ago.
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FM: Ukraine’s EU accession would bring war to the bloc
The foreign minister said Ukraine will be unfit for European Union membership until peace can be established in the country.
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Fidesz MEP: Narrowing of minority rights in Ukraine is unacceptable
Andrea Bocskor said in a statement that one of the conditions for EU candidacy is guaranteeing the rights of national minorities, and Ukraine’s minority law failed to do this sufficiently.