EU, Ukraine start formal accession talks after Orban delay
Key takeaways
- The EU has formally opened the first stage of accession negotiations with Ukraine.
- Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 turbocharged an idea that at one point was contentious among the country's electorate.
- For the past two years, the process had been on hold.
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The EU has formally opened the first stage of accession negotiations with Ukraine. This comes two years later than planned, as former Hungarian PM Viktor Orban was blocking the process prior to his election defeat.
https://p.dw.com/p/5FSc NZelenskyy is already a regular guest in Brussels for meetings and summits, as here in March 2025Image: Nicolas Economou/Nur Photo/picture alliance Advertisement The EU and Ukraine on Monday formally opened the first stage of accession negotiations with a view to Kyiv one day joining the 28-member bloc.
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 turbocharged an idea that at one point was contentious among the country's electorate.