Zelensky says who is blocking Ukraine's EU accession

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that at the moment the only state that prevents Ukraine from joining the European Union is Hungary, Ukrinform has said.

At the same time, the president noted that Ukraine's membership in the EU is the most important economic guarantee for the country and this issue has no alternatives and is not subject to discussion.

Neither the United States nor other members of the European Union, who are well aware of this, are against it. Everyone supports it, except for one country - Hungary," Zielenski pointed out.

At the same time, the President expressed confidence that the Hungarian authorities would be guided by the US policy when making the final decision.

We shall remind you that Ukraine has successfully completed the official screening of compliance of its legislation with the norms of the European Union within the framework of the negotiating section "Free movement of goods". This was reported by the Government Portal.

Free movement of goods is one of the main freedoms of the EU single market, which allows to eliminate technical barriers to trade between member states," the statement said.

By becoming a member of the EU, Ukraine will become part of the single market, where equal rules are established for all member states. This will ensure a higher level of quality not only for foreign goods that will enter the domestic market, but also for Ukrainian products.

Back in November 2023, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that Ukraine had implemented 90 per cent of the reforms that the EU expected from it in order to advance on its path to EU membership.

on 14 December of the same year, the European Council decided to launch accession negotiations between Ukraine and Moldova.

At the beginning of June 2024, the European Commission gave a positive assessment of Ukraine's European integration progress and supported the start of accession negotiations.

The EU ambassador to Ukraine, Katarina Maternova, described Ukraine's accession to the EU by 2030 as a "realistic term".