FOCUS – Hungary approves the opening of two chapters of Ukraine’s negotiations with the EU

KYIV, Oct 7 /ATSH-Ukrinform/ – Hungary approved the opening of negotiating clusters 2 and 3 as part of Ukraine’s accession process to the European Union.

The news was announced by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, who stated that the decision was given today at the level of COREPER, the body representing the ambassadors of EU member states.

According to Sybiha, the approval relates to the negotiating positions for Cluster 2 “Internal Market” and Cluster 3 “Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth”.

“Ukraine’s EU membership is moving forward step by step. Ukraine and Hungary are taking steps towards each other and towards European unity together,” Sybiha declared on the social network X.

The Ukrainian minister also mentioned the registration in the Ukrainian parliament of a draft law aimed at regulating the educational rights of indigenous peoples and persons belonging to national minorities.

According to the Ukrainian authorities, the initiative aims to regulate the educational rights of national communities, especially those whose languages are official languages of the European Union, and to fulfil part of Ukraine’s commitments as part of European integration.

The chairman of the Ukrainian Parliament’s Committee on Education, Science and Innovation, Serhii Babak, said the draft law aims to address issues of the educational rights of national minorities.

Meanwhile, the Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk, has stated that parliament is expected to resume work on 12 October and consider a series of draft laws related to European integration and unblocking the process of negotiations for EU membership.

The opening of the new negotiating clusters constitutes another stage in Ukraine’s long process of accession to the European Union.