European Union to advance Ukraine and Moldova membership bids after Hungary drops veto

Exam-focused facts from the 5 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The European Union (EU) is set to advance the membership bids of Ukraine and Moldova after Hungary dropped its veto.
The veto was removed following the election of Péter Magyar as the new Hungarian Prime Minister, replacing Viktor Orbán.
Hungary and Ukraine reached a historic agreement regarding the rights of ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine to resolve strained relations.
The first cluster of negotiations for Ukraine and Moldova membership could be opened at an intergovernmental conference in Luxembourg on 15 June 2026.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy identified EU membership as a security guarantee, citing the Safe rearmament programme.