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The European Commission and Ukraine have agreed on a joint working group to accelerate EU accession. Hungary lifted its veto on opening new negotiating clusters after Kyiv adopted a law on education for the Hungarian minority. The group will focus on interim benchmarks on the rule of law and anti-corruption reforms.
Aziz KarimovHungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held their first bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the European Council summit in Brussels. Both sides declared their intention to normalize relations after years of tension under Viktor Orban. After Ukraine adopted a minorities law, Hungary withdrew its objections, and the EU opened two new accession negotiation clusters for Kyiv — four of six in total. Further meetings are planned, including a possible visit by Zelensky to Budapest on the 23rd.
Otabek YusupovEuronews' 'Europe Today' programme of 16 October 2026 is devoted to Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Brussels. The episode discusses the possible reduction of Ukraine's dependence on American military technology, Zelensky's first meeting with Hungary's new Prime Minister Péter Magyar, a prolonged European Council session, and disputes over support for the ICC and the use of frozen Russian assets.
Otabek YusupovDeputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva told Euronews that Zelensky received an invitation to the events on 23 October marking the 70th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution. The visit has not yet been confirmed. The day before, Ukraine adopted a law on the educational rights of minorities, after which the EU opened two new accession negotiation clusters — four out of six in total. On Friday, at the EU summit in Brussels, Zelensky's first bilateral meeting with the Hungarian prime minister is scheduled.
Aziz KarimovIn an episode of The Ring from Budapest, Euronews discusses how Prime Minister Peter Magyar, who won the elections in April, is recalibrating relations with the EU after years of tension under Viktor Orban's government. In May he reached an agreement with Ursula von der Leyen to unblock €16.4 billion, and Hungary lifted its veto on the negotiation clusters for Ukraine's EU accession. Migration and the rights of sexual minorities remain unresolved.
Aziz KarimovThe EU Council agreed to open two additional clusters of Ukraine's accession negotiations after Budapest lifted its veto amid an agreement on the rights of the Hungarian minority. Four of six clusters have now been opened. Euronews sources say diplomats are working on the first meeting between Zelensky and Magyar on the sidelines of the EU summit in Brussels, but it has not yet been officially confirmed.
Otabek YusupovHungary's parliament, by 139 votes to 51, adopted amendments removing anti-LGBTQ+ provisions from the 2021 'child protection' law of the Orbán era. This is the first major rollback of the restrictions since pro-European Prime Minister Péter Magyar came to power in May. The ruling Tisza party passed the law without opposition support; Fidesz voted against. The EU welcomed the decision, but human rights advocates note that many discriminatory provisions remain in place.
Aziz KarimovThe EU Council terminated the budgetary conditionality mechanism introduced in 2022 under Viktor Orbán's government. The decision unfreezes €4.2 billion and restores Hungary's access to Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe. After the victory of Péter Magyar's Tisza party, an agreement was reached to unlock a total of €16.4 billion in exchange for reforms.
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