Poland's president-elect Karol Nawrocki told Hungarian media he opposes Ukraine's European Union membership, citing unresolved bilateral issues including agricultural competition and the exhumation of Polish massacre victims.
The EU enlargement commissioner noted that Ukraine had fulfilled the required conditions. Budapest demands the restoration of legislation granting de facto privileges to the Hungarian minority.
In his first major foreign policy statement since securing a coalition agreement, Friedrich Merz declared that Ukraine's path to European institutions requires an end to hostilities.
Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia agreed sanctions on Georgian officials for suppressing pro-EU protests, while the EU signals further consequences over Tbilisi's democratic backsliding.
The EU has halted high-level contacts with "Georgian Dream" government over its anti-Western stance. EU envoy Herczyński stressed democratic values and urged high voter turnout in the October elections.
Portugal pushes for Ukraine's EU membership as Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel urged swift action and reform to prepare the EU for Ukraine’s membership, per Bloomberg.
Vsevolod Chentsov anticipates expanded assistance and a swifter accession process under new EU leadership, emphasizing the need for sustained military, financial, and humanitarian support amid Russia's ongoing war.
In an interview for RBC-Ukraine, the EU ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová claimed that Ukraine could join the European Union by 2030, however it depends on how successfully Ukraine accomplishes each step of the process.
Putin's ally, Hungarian PM Orbán, promises not to block Ukraine's EU accession talks despite criticizing the process and claiming that Ukrainian borders "have not been clarified in practice."
Ukraine starts EU accession talks, marking a historic milestone. Foreign Minister Kuleba outlines three remaining steps to full membership after the talks: European Commission conclusion, accession agreement signing, and ratification by EU member states.
Ukraine's EU accession negotiations begin tomorrow in Luxembourg, featuring a Ukrainian delegation comprised of representatives from the Cabinet, the President's Office, Parliament, and various state agencies.