Ukraine grants expanded rights to ethnic Hungarians; Hungary links EU talks to commitments

Ukraine has committed to enacting measures that will significantly expand the educational, cultural, language, and political rights of ethnic Hungarians residing in the Transcarpathia region. This agreement was announced by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on the eve of Hungary's National Unity Day.

Orbán stated that these Ukrainian commitments will be incorporated into Ukraine's action plan for its European Union accession. He indicated that if Ukraine fulfills these obligations, Hungary would consent to opening the first accession cluster for the country. However, Hungary continues to oppose accelerated EU accession talks for Ukraine.

Furthermore, Orbán announced that if Ukraine successfully concludes all 33 accession chapters within 10 to 15 years, Hungary will hold a legally binding referendum on the matter. He described the agreement as the result of several weeks of intensive expert-level negotiations between Hungary and Ukraine, involving political organizations and churches representing the Hungarian community in Transcarpathia.

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Amennyiben Ukrajnának 10 vagy 15 éven belül sikerül lezárni mind a 33 csatlakozási fejezetet, úgy hazánk jogi kötőerővel bíró ügydöntő népszavazást tart a kérdésben.