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Hungary Ends EU Veto, Promises Funds, Reforms, Conditional Ukraine Support.

5/11/2026

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Foreign Minister Anita Orban announced on May 11, 2026 that Hungary will stop using its EU veto as blackmail.
Prime Minister Peter Magyar pledged to restore tens of billions of euros in frozen EU funding and to strengthen judicial independence to regain Brussels’ trust.
Hungary will support Ukraine’s EU integration only when it serves national interest and will keep demanding expanded rights for the ethnic Hungarian minority.

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Foreign Minister Anita Orban announced on May 11, 2026 that Hungary will stop using its EU veto as blackmail.
Prime Minister Peter Magyar pledged to restore tens of billions of euros in frozen EU funding and to strengthen judicial independence to regain Brussels’ trust.
Hungary will support Ukraine’s EU integration only when it serves national interest and will keep demanding expanded rights for the ethnic Hungarian minority.