Ukraine has seemingly moved one step closer to EU membership after leaders in Brussels agreed to open membership negotiations with the war-torn nation.
The agreement comes despite Hungary pledging to block this decision during the current two-day EU summit.
Details of the agreement were not immediately clear and there was no confirmation on whether talks would start now or in March."The European Council has decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine & Moldova," he said via X, formerly Twitter. "#EUCO granted candidate status to Georgia. And the EU will open negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina once the necessary degree of compliance with the membership criteria is reached and has invited the commission to report by March with a view to taking such a decision," he added.The agreement comes despite Hungary pledging to block this decision during the current two-day EU summit. A handful of other member states, such as Italy, have also raised issues over enlarging the EU.
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