Hungary blocks approval of screening results needed to open clusters 2 and 3 for Ukraine
Hungary is continuing to block Ukraine’s progress in EU accession talks by refusing to approve the screening results for Clusters 2 and 3, which would enable Kyiv to move forward with opening them.
Source:European Pravda sources in the EU following a meeting of COELA, the Council of the EU’s working party on enlargement
Details:Hungary does not currently support the opening of Clusters 2 and 3 for Ukraine.
Quote from a European Pravda source:“Member states’ positions have not changed; the screening results for Cluster 2, Internal Market, and Cluster 3, Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth, have not been approved.”
Background:
- European Pravda previously reported that Vsevolod Chentsov, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, presented the status of Ukraine’s fulfilment of its obligations under the EU accession negotiation process at a COELA meeting on 22 September.
- COELA last attempted to vote on the screening results for Clusters 2 and 3 on 8 September,but again failed to reach an agreementdue to Hungary’s continued blocking of the decision.
- The process of approving the screening results for Clusters 2 and 3 began in July 2026. However,on 17 July, Hungary blocked the decision regarding Ukraine, agreeing to advance only Cluster 3 for Moldova. Nevertheless, the majority of EU member states, led by the Irish presidency, opposed an approach that would separate Ukraine and Moldova in the negotiation process.
