Balázs Orbán said the matter of Ukraine’s European Union accession has not been settled, and all that is certain is that there is no longer unity on this issue within...
The foreign minister said Hungary’s “very principled position” was that European Union accession talks should only start with countries that are prepared and only if the EU itself was prepared.
The prime minister said Hungary’s stance was that Ukraine was not ready to start accession talks with the EU.
Kinga Gál said Brussels’ current proposal on integration failed to ensure minorities equal rights and the free use of their mother tongue.
The prime minister said it was important to hold a substantive debate on Ukraine’s accession in parliament regarding the ruling Fidesz party’s parliamentary draft resolution on Ukraine’s accession talks.
The foreign minister said it was clear that the EC had “no clue” how Ukraine’s potential membership would affect the bloc and its member states.
Minister Bóka said that Hungary firmly believes that starting EU accession talks would be premature, adding that Hungary’s position was based on principle.
Minister Szijjártó said Hungary’s stance had been carefully considered and well-founded, “without intentions to blackmail, let alone to play games”.
“Even starting accession talks with Ukraine, a country at war, would be unacceptable as it would present a security risk for the whole of Europe,” István Hollik said.