June 4 (Reuters) - All members of the European Union agreed to open talks with Ukraine and Moldova on the first cluster of issues in their accession talks, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said early on Thursday.
"Fantastic news," she wrote on X. "We are one step closer to the EU membership: steadily moving towards our goal."
Cyprus, which holds the rotating presidency of the EU, said on X it had starting preparing to formally open negotiation on the first group of negotiating chapters, which cover rule-of-law and democratic standards, with both countries.
"This marks a significant milestone in their European integration path, and sends a strong message of EU unity and determination," it said. The presidency said it would work "towards finalising the discussions" for the formal opening.
Earlier, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said his country and Ukraine had reached an agreement on the rights of the 100,000-strong Hungarian minority in Ukraine.
Magyar had previously said that agreement on the long-running dispute was essential if Budapest were to agree to Ukraine joining the EU. Both Ukraine and Moldova are pressing for membership of the 27-member EU after more than four years of war pitting Kyiv against Moscow.
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Putine06/04/26(Thu)20:34:55
I dare you dirty Europeans to try to invade Moscow again, look what happened to Napoleon
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Anonymous06/05/26(Fri)00:48:32
>>1518216(OP) lol getting conquered by Russia is probably better for them than joining the EU. Sad to say, but true.
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Anonymous06/05/26(Fri)00:49:43
>>1518255 so you are a full blown homosexual in denial, huh esl shill
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Anonymous06/05/26(Fri)02:12:02
>USA being owned by Vietnam lol, being owned by Ukraine is better. With sanctions, invasion isn't necessary, Moscow. NATO is stronger since 2022. Putin is sad. Zelenskyy is glad. Ukraine joining EU is true.
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Anonymous06/10/26(Wed)08:05:57
>>1518238 I know this is parody, but it's funny how on point it is. Russian's love to live in this fantasy world where everyone is just waiting to invade them an take all their resources. I guess in their defense there at least is some historical precedent for this, but it's still absolutely ridiculous.