US EditionBacked by Brussels, Zelensky urges Orban to drop veto on EU bid
Zelenskyy urges Hungary to end its veto on Ukraine's EU accession amid ongoing war and calls for respect of EU rules, while Brussels backs Ukraine's progress despite corruption concerns.
- On Tuesday, 4 November, Euronews is staging a first-of-its-kind televised EU Enlargement Summit in Brussels, broadcast live between 2 pm and 5 pm CET, coinciding with the European Commission's 2025 enlargement package.
- Following Russia's all-out war, Brussels has pushed enlargement as key to Europe's security, but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's veto has stalled Ukraine's accession process since last year.
- Among participants are António Costa, European Council President, Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Maia Sandu, and Serbia's Aleksandar Vučić, with Montenegro leading negotiations by opening all 33 chapters.
- The Commission's Nov. 4 report found Ukraine must reverse anticorruption backsliding amid pressure on national anti-corruption agencies, while the deadlock blocks opening accession 'clusters'.
- Despite that, Moldova is expected to complete negotiations by 2027, while 56% of EU citizens back enlargement amid ongoing European Union voting rules talks triggered by Viktor Orbán's filibustering.
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Zelensky rejects ‘second-tier’ EU status, urges swift accession talks
BRUSSELS, Belgium — President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine will not accept a second-tier status in the European Union and must be treated as a full member of the bloc once it is invited. "If we speak about the EU membership, it has to be fully fledged (…) you cannot be semi-or demi-member of the European Union," Zelensky said in a virtual address at an Euronews enlargement summit, speaking from near wartorn Pokrovsk. "It seems to me th…
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski asked Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban "not to block" his country's accession to the European Union, informs AFP. Launched with a great deal after the Russian invasion, Ukraine's accession process...
Zelenski Asks Viktor Orban to Give up on the Veto that Blocks Ukraine's Eu Accession: Supports Putin
The President of Ukraine attacked Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán directly, accusing him of blocking Ukraine's accession to the EU and offering Vladimir Putin's "specific support". Zelenski says that Budapest's veto prevents the opening of accession negotiations, although Kievul has met all the criteria requested by the European Commission, reports Euronews.
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Backed by Brussels, Zelensky urges Orban to drop veto on EU bid
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday urged Hungarian leader Viktor Orban to stop blocking Kyiv's bid to join the EU, as Brussels backed advancing the war-torn country to the next step despite graft concerns.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday called on Hungarian government leader Viktor Orban not to "block" his country's accession to the European Union. ...
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