Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar at press conference on Ukraine EU accession cluster deal

Hungary Formally Approves Opening of Ukraine’s First EU Accession Cluster

June 4, 2026
Hungary has formally approved the opening of the first cluster of Ukraine's EU accession negotiations at the ambassadorial level, Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced Thursday — ending a two-year deadlock that had stalled Kyiv's European path since Viktor Orbán's veto. The formal cluster opening is now scheduled for a Luxembourg intergovernmental conference on June 15.