Hungary welcomes Ukraine’s bill strengthening Hungarian minority rights
- On Friday, October 2, 2026, Ukraine submitted draft legislation to parliament strengthening education rights for its ethnic Hungarian minority, addressing a key demand from Budapest to potentially unblock Ukraine's European Union accession process.
- Prime Minister Peter Magyar has taken a less confrontational stance toward Kyiv than predecessor Viktor Orban, yet he maintains that progress on rights for 100,000 ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine remains a prerequisite for Budapest's EU support.
- Under the draft law, schools where more than 50% of pupils study in a minority language may gain special status. The legislation explicitly excludes the promotion of the Russian language, distinguishing it from other national minorities.
- Parliament is expected to vote on the bill October 12, a step that could help open the second and third clusters of Ukraine's EU accession talks as officials aim to open all six enlargement clusters by year's end.
- Hungary's Foreign Minister Anita Orban welcomed the step, citing constructive expert-level talks in recent weeks. Prime Minister Magyar noted he expects these rights to be "fully respected and guaranteed in practice.
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According to Foreign Minister Anita Orbán, the adoption of the draft could strengthen the legal guarantees of education in the Hungarian mother tongue and the network of educational institutions.
HUNGARY welcomes the strengthening of the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine.
<p>Ukraine introduced the law on national minorities, Hungary approved: they achieved more than Orban's government in 10 years Hungary welcomed the introduction of the draft law on the educational rights of national minorities to the Council. The document expands the use of EU and indigenous languages of the peoples.</p>
Foreign language training, permission to study national resistance and use of traditions and symbols: the Verkhovna Rada introduced a long-awaited draft law on national minority education, through which Hungary vetoes the opening of negotiating clusters for Kyiv on accession to the EU. And Budapest seems to be happy with it. What's next?
Hungary welcomes Ukraine’s bill strengthening Hungarian minority rights
BUDAPEST, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Hungary welcomed on Friday Ukraine's move to submit draft legislation to parliament that strengthens the education rights of its ethnic Hungarian minority. A long-running dispute over minority rights had strained ties betw...
Key bill to appease Hungary, advance EU membership lands in Ukraine's parliament
"I would like to thank all the experts - Hungarian and Ukrainian - for their constructive, forward-looking, and insightful work in the past weeks," said Hungary's Foreign Minister Anita Orban.
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