The European Union’s enlargement commissioner said Wednesday she is confident Hungary will not block Ukraine’s accession, calling the country’s eventual EU membership “inevitable”.
"I'm not worried," Commissioner Marta Kos told reporters while visiting a thermal power plant in Western Ukraine that was badly damaged by Russia's campaign against civilian infrastructure. "I would be worried if there were real concerns."
"On EU membership of Ukraine - which is inevitable - I see this as a political anchor of security guarantees," she said, noting that "There has never been a war on the territory of the European Union."
Ukraine hopes to join the bloc by the end of the decade and remains frustrated that its path to NATO membership looks uncertain.
Kyiv applied for EU membership in 2022 shortly after Russia's full-scale invasion. Now, Commissioner Kos is convening an informal meeting of European affairs ministers Thursday to prepare for the next stage of accession talks.
