Source: European Parliament
Priority question for written answer P-001053/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Raphaël Glucksmann (S&D), Tobias Cremer (S&D), Reinier Van Lanschot (Verts/ALE), Thomas Pellerin-Carlin (S&D), Pina Picierno (S&D)
Hungary is currently blocking the opening of cluster 1 of Ukraine’s accession negotiations. Coming back from Kyiv, we’ve witnessed the Ukrainian Government’s frustration facing this blackmail. This needs to change, and swiftly. In November 2022, Parliament recommended:
abolishing the requirement for unanimity when deciding on the opening and closing of individual negotiating clusters and chapters;
rewarding progress with the phasing-in of candidate countries into EU policies and the single market, as well as with access to EU funds and observer status in official EU bodies.
Even though Ukrainians have been fighting for European security for three years while simultaneously conducting ambitious reforms, a single Member State can still arbitrarily block intermediary steps, including technical ones, on Ukraine’s accession path.
- 1.Does the Commission recognise the urgent need to reduce the unanimity requirement in the Council for each step of the accession process, however technical, and will it act upon this need?
- 2.Will it put forward steps for the gradual integration of Ukraine into the EU’s security and defence sector, the single market for defence and the common energy market, including enabling Ukraine to benefit from relevant EU funds and programmes?
- 3.Will it enable Ukraine to participate in the work of EU bodies as an observer?
Submitted: 12.3.2025