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Ukraine hopes for EU talks in March

Already in March, the EU leadership and Ukraine hope to initiate the first concrete negotiations on EU membership. But it still depends on Hungary.

» Published: January 28 2025

Ukraine hopes for EU talks in March
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Ukraine formally opened its path to the EU last summer, but is still waiting for the first so-called negotiation chapters to be opened.

The plan now is for it to happen already in March.

That's what Sweden is pushing for. Significant progress has been made, according to EU Minister Jessica Rosencrantz (The Moderate Party) after a breakfast meeting on Ukraine in Brussels on Tuesday.

To actually initiate negotiations, however, all EU countries must say yes – something that is not a given considering the skepticism heard from, above all, Hungary, but also Slovakia.

The EU's Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas, who participated in Tuesday's breakfast meeting, is still hopeful.

We have in the EU 27 different member states with 27 different democracies. It's always difficult – but in the end, we've always managed, says Kallas.

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