Hungary drops veto of Ukraine's EU membership

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : The move should allow Ukraine to formally begin the EU membership process Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar on Wednesday announced a deal with Ukraine that should clear the way for Kyiv to begin the process to join the European Union.
54% : Who said what Hungary's "shift in position unfolded suddenly" on Wednesday during a meeting of EU ambassadors in Brussels, Euronews said, and after weeks of negotiations between Hungary and Ukraine.
51% : With Hungary's objections lifted, accession negotiations are expected to "officially move to the next stage" at a June 15 meeting between the EU, Moldova and Ukraine, Politico said.
45% : Magyar's predecessor, Viktor Orbán, had "fiercely opposed Ukraine's EU accession," Politico said, and had used Hungary's veto in the 27-member bloc to thwart Ukraine and Moldova's "twinned" membership bids in a decision "ostensibly over minority rights for Hungarians living in Ukraine."

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