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• International · 2026-10-17

  Hungary removes block on Ukraine's EU accession process

  Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Brussels on 16 October and agreed to reset their bilateral relations. Hungary lifted its opposition to Ukraine's European Union accession talks after both sides reported progress on protections for the ethnic Hungarian minority in western Ukraine, an issue that had previously created tension between the two countries.

• International · 2026-10-16

  Hungary lifts objections to Ukraine's EU accession path

  Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Brussels on Thursday and agreed to normalise relations, with Hungary withdrawing its long-standing opposition to Ukraine's European Union accession process. The breakthrough follows both sides reporting progress on protections for the ethnic Hungarian minority in Ukraine's Zakarpattia region, an issue that had previously blocked Ukraine's EU progress.

• International · 2026-10-14

  Hungary repeals most of Orbán-era anti-LGBTQ child protection law

  The Hungarian National Assembly has voted to repeal most provisions of a 2021 law that banned the portrayal of homosexuality and gender diversity to minors in schools, media and advertising. The law was a key policy of former prime minister Viktor Orbán, but it faced sustained criticism from the European Union and human rights organisations, which argued it discriminated against LGBTQ citizens under the guise of child protection.