Anita Orbán
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Ukraine's EU deputy PM says relations with Hungary have 'turned the page' after Zelensky-Magyar meeting
In his first interview in Brussels after the EU summit, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Vsevolod Chentsov said Ukraine and Hungary have "turned the page" in their relationship, ending a period when Hungary created obstacles on Ukraine's path to the EU. He spoke after President Volodymyr Zelensky met Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar on October 16 and after Chentsov and Andriy Sybiha held a separate meeting with Anita Orbán, with both sides framing the encounter as the start of a bilateral reset.
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Zelensky and Magyar hold first face-to-face meeting in Brussels, signalling reset in Hungary–Ukraine relations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar met behind closed doors in Brussels on 16 October, on the sidelines of an EU leaders' summit. It was their first official bilateral meeting since Magyar took office. The talks came after Ukraine adopted an education law for national minorities and Hungary lifted its objections to opening two EU accession negotiating clusters for Ukraine.
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EU opens two more accession clusters with Ukraine after Kyiv passes minority-language education law
On 13 October, the EU officially opened negotiating clusters 2 (Internal Market) and 3 (Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth) in Ukraine's accession talks at the fourth Intergovernmental Conference in Luxembourg. The move followed the Verkhovna Rada's approval — by 266 of 450 MPs — and President Zelensky's same-day signing of a law guaranteeing national minorities and indigenous peoples whose languages are official EU languages the right to education in their native language alongside Ukrainian.
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Ukraine's parliament adopts minority-education law demanded by Hungary, clearing path to two more EU accession clusters
On 12 October 2026, Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada adopted and President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law expanding educational rights for national minorities and indigenous peoples — the change Hungary had demanded in exchange for unblocking two EU accession negotiation clusters. Hungary's foreign minister confirmed Budapest will agree to opening clusters 2 "Internal Market" and 3 "Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth" at a Ukraine–EU intergovernmental conference planned for 13 October in Luxembourg, where the EU's Coreper had already signalled readiness to approve the negotiation positions.
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Hungary lifts block, EU approves screening for Ukraine's clusters 2 and 3
On 7 October, Hungary ended a months-long block on Ukraine's progress in EU accession negotiations, with the EU Council's COELA working group approving screening results for clusters 2 ("Internal Market") and 3 ("Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth"). The same day, EU ambassadors at Coreper agreed to send letters to Ukraine and Moldova requesting their negotiating positions, clearing the procedural path toward a possible Intergovernmental Conference on 13 October at which the two clusters could be formally opened.
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EU could open two new accession clusters for Ukraine and Moldova next week, commissioner says
European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said on 5 October that the EU could open the next two accession-negotiation clusters — 'Internal Market' and 'Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth' — for Ukraine and Moldova as early as next week, at an intergovernmental conference in Luxembourg. The opening is conditional on Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada passing a national-minority education bill demanded by Hungary.
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Ukraine's Sybiha rebukes Hungary's Magyar over 'Carpathian Eight' refusal and oil-storage rejection
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha publicly criticised Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar on X for refusing to join Ukraine's "Carpathian Eight" regional initiative and blocking construction of oil storage facilities on Hungarian territory for Ukraine's needs. Sybiha called Magyar's remarks "unreasonably confrontational" and likened them to former prime minister Viktor Orbán's policies. Magyar and Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orbán pushed back, with Magyar citing a sovereignty objection and Anita Orbán rejecting the Orbán comparison.
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Germany accuses Russia of Leipzig drone attack on Ukrainian cargo plane; two suspects identified
On 1 September Germany formally accused Russia of orchestrating the 4–5 August drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport targeting a Ukrainian An-124 cargo aircraft. Investigators have identified two suspects: a Russian-born man with a Latvian passport linked to Russian intelligence, and a Belarusian-Russian citizen who entered the EU on an Italian tourist visa. Berlin announced retaliatory measures, and EU foreign ministers meeting in Ireland discussed tightening visa rules for Russian nationals.