The Hungarian government had reached a “comprehensive agreement” with Ukraine on expanding the rights of the ethnic Hungarian minority, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said on Wednesday. According to Magyar, his government had achieved more in these three weeks than what former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán and his team were able to do in 10 years. JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “I am delighted to be able to announce on the eve of National Unity Day that the Ukrainian government has undertaken to incorporate the agreed measures into its legislation in the near future, thereby granting our compatriots in Transcarpathia much broader educational, cultural, language and political rights than they have had up to now.” According to Reuters, Ukraine agreed to restore a system of schools for ethnic minorities, where children will be able to use their native language in all school settings, including during the exams. Ethnic Hungarian students will also be able to use the Hungarian national symbols and flags during celebrations. “100,000 Hungarians will get back their fundamental rights,” Magyar said, adding that Ukraine agreed to put the terms of this agreement in legislation, and also in its action plan for its EU accession talks.“If this happens, the Hungarian government will support the opening of the first negotiating cluster for Ukraine’s accession.”
Magyar Claims Breakthrough on Hungarian Minority Issue, Signals Support for EU Talks
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar says Budapest and Kyiv have reached a “comprehensive agreement” on expanding rights for Ukraine’s Hungarian minority, as Kyiv pledges to write the agreed measures into Ukrainian law.










