TN.cz | Ukraine and Moldova begin EU membership talks
In Luxembourg, formal accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova to the European Union have begun. Is this a significant progress towards their eventual EU membership? Which of these two countries has a stronger position? And how does the screening process unfold? Viktor Daněk, Deputy Director of EUROPEUM Institute, discussed these topics for TN.cz.
25. June 2024
Next week, Hungary will assume the presidency, which is a strong opponent of Ukraine's accession to the European Union. It was Hungary that blocked the political decision several months ago to open accession negotiations, which is now being followed by the technical initiation of the negotiation framework. It is evident that if this had not been accomplished by the end of June, Hungary would have used its position as the presiding state to deliberately postpone any further decisions.
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