The conclusions of the meeting of EU leaders on June 18 have been watered down, at the insistence of Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar, to reduce the urgency of advancing Ukraine's EU accession process. Three days prior, the EU opened the first of six so-called enlargement clusters for Ukraine and Moldova, to-do lists that they must complete to become the union's member states. It was expected that the remaining five clusters would open in July at the latest. The draft conclusions for the

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has expressed doubts on his part and on the part of other states regarding the possibility of urgently opening the remaining clusters with…

The conclusions of the meeting of EU leaders on June 18 have been watered down, at the insistence of Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar, to reduce the urgency of advancing…

During several weeks’ work on the document, the statement was significantly adjusted to be finalized at the suggestion of Hungary, Peter Magyar said

The conclusions still welcome Ukraine’s accession process but omit any reference to speeding it up.