Hungary has refused to approve the screening results of negotiation clusters 2 and 3 for Ukraine and Moldova on Wednesday, July 22, putting Kyiv’s fast-tracked EU accession goal at risk. The third attempt is now scheduled for Sept. 1, according to Interfax Ukraine, citing European Pravda’s sources in Brussels.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. This was announced during a meeting of the Council of the EU Working Party on Enlargement (COELA) on Wednesday, with the latest refusal marking Budapest’s second refusal after a similar decision five days ago. During the previous COELA meeting on July 17, Hungary agreed to support the opening of cluster 3 for Moldova alone, refusing to back the same step for Ukraine. However, most EU member states rejected this differentiated approach. Ukraine’s and Moldova’s paths remain closely linked, and any decision regarding their accession requires unanimous support from all 27 states. What the clusters cover Clusters 2 and 3 refer to the “Internal Market” and “Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth” parts of the accession process, both focusing on economic integration. The EU member states officially opened “Fundamentals” cluster 1 for Ukraine and Moldova on June 15, during an Intergovernmental Conference in Luxembourg. The cluster covers the rule of law, human rights, and judicial reform. Cluster 6, which covers common foreign and security policy, alongside trade policy and relations with third countries, was opened on July 14.