{"id":1298483,"date":"2025-09-28T11:09:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T08:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/not-just-the-hungarian-veto-why-negotiations-with-the-eu-have-stalled\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T08:20:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T05:20:49","slug":"not-just-the-hungarian-veto-why-negotiations-with-the-eu-have-stalled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/not-just-the-hungarian-veto-why-negotiations-with-the-eu-have-stalled\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Negotiations Stall: It\u2019s Not Just About the Hungarian Veto"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Deutsche Welle quotes unnamed European Commission officials as saying that the EU \u201chas not found\u201d a way to circumvent Hungary\u2019s veto on starting negotiations with Ukraine on the clusters of the Acquis communautaire\u2014in other words, on accession to the EU. They add: \u201cLet\u2019s wait until April next year\u2014maybe the government in Hungary will change.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is, although, back in the summer, officials of European institutions\u2014also speaking anonymously\u2014stated (including the leading Ukrainian journalists) that there was a way to bypass Hungary\u2019s veto. Colleagues from parliaments across various EU countries confirmed this to me as well. Moreover, options had been sought and proposed for a long time\u2014if only there had been the political will.<\/p>\n

What has changed since the summer, the season \u201cbefore the European holidays\u201d? The answer is obvious: an attempt by the OPs to subordinate anti-corruption bodies and deceive the EU in the process.<\/p>\n

On the surface, it may seem they \u201cgot away with it.\u201d Partners appear to have bought into the narrative of \u201cIT IS IT\u201d and \u201ccorrecting the mistake.\u201d But the residue remains.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, other issues that had previously been discussed largely behind closed doors have now become a matter of public debate.<\/p>\n

These include problems with democracy unrelated to martial law\u2014pressure on the opposition, \u201csanctions\u201d against Poroshenko, and unlawful restrictions on parliamentarians.<\/p>\n

They also include restrictions on freedom of speech not dictated by the needs of war, such as the \u201cmarathon,\u201d hate campaigns on Telegram, and the shutdown of independent channels.<\/p>\n

And finally, issues concerning the rule of law, including the use of law enforcement agencies for domestic political repression and to gain a competitive advantage in business.<\/p>\n\t\t