Hungary’s Prime Minister Peter Magyar said he expects to reach a technical-level agreement with Kyiv this week on a minority-rights issue that has blocked formal EU accession talks. The dispute traces to a 2024 11-point demand from Hungary’s previous government on rights of the Hungarian minority in western Ukraine and Hungarian-language education; Magyar, who took office after April’s election, has set similar conditions. He said Budapest’s core demand is explicit clarification of the Hungarian

Hungary’s Prime Minister Peter Magyar said he expects to reach a technical-level agreement with Kyiv this week on a minority-rights issue that has blocked formal EU accession talks. The dispute traces to a 2024 11-point demand from Hungary’s previous government on rights of the Hungarian minority in western Ukraine and Hungarian-language education; Magyar, who took office after April’s election, has set similar conditions. He said Budapest’s core demand is explicit clarification of the Hungarian minority’s cultural and language rights, called that a necessary precondition, and said an agreement would allow accession negotiations to begin; he may meet President Zelenskiy next week.