Hungary will not veto the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU, because community rules do not provide for such a possibility; instead, Budapest proposes not to put the issue on the agenda of the summit in December, since it is clear in advance that there will be no agreement among member countries , Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
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“Hungary will not veto, because there is no veto, Hungary will prevent a common decision. EU rules say that there are certain topics on which a decision can only be made if all member states agree,” Orban said.
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According to him, a general decision by the EU to begin negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU can only be made if there is agreement among all member countries.
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“That is, the point is not that there is a solution and we are vetoing it, but that there is no solution,” Orban explained.
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He stressed that “the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU today does not coincide with Hungarian national interests.”
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“You can see in advance that there will be no agreement, so I proposed and propose not to start negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU… and not to put it on the agenda,” Orban said.
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According to him, it is wrong for the EU to “force” European leaders to put an “unprepared” topic on the agenda and discuss it.
