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Hungary's Premier Peter Magyar attends a joint press conference with his Czech, Slovakian and Polish counterpart to conclude the one-day the summit of the Visegrad Group (V4)

Video. EU scales back Ukraine's accession plans due to Hungarian resistance

Updated: 24/06/2026 - 16:27 GMT+2

Faced with renewed resistance from Hungary, the EU has been forced to change plans and now aims to unblock two, rather than five, accession clusters with Ukraine and Moldova before the summer break.

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