Hungary consistently maintains its position: we do not support Kiev’s membership in the EU nor do we facilitate the transfer of funds to Ukraine, the official declared, calling the meeting a “political spectacle” in which his government does not wish to participate.

The informal ministerial meeting, being held this Thursday in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, seeks to discuss the launch of accession negotiations, a process that the community has been unable to begin since 2024 precisely because of the Hungarian veto.

Local analysts interpret the measure as a reaffirmation of Budapest’s veto policy and a deepening of the internal crisis in EU politics.

The European Commission originally proposed starting talks in 2024, but the plans stalled due to opposition from Hungary, which has maintained a critical stance toward Kiev and demanded guarantees regarding the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine’s Transcarpathian region.

The Ukrainian accession process, which can take more than a decade, as in the case of Türkiye, requires the full harmonization of national legislation with EU law, a path Budapest seems determined to block until its demands are met.

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