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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Derek Gatopoulos and Menelaos Hadjicostis

EU pushes Ukraine membership bid forward despite Hungary's objections

Russia Ukraine War - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The European Union on Thursday handed Ukraine a long list of reforms needed to join the bloc, determined to push the process forward despite the ongoing war and objections from EU member Hungary.

Top EU officials and diplomats meeting in Lviv, in western Ukraine, said a list of demands covering roughly half of the required reforms would allow progress while formal negotiations remain blocked by Budapest.

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