The Hungarian Prime Minister said he would not support Ukraine's admission to the European Union.

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar told the chairman of the European Council, Antonio Costa, that he would not support the hasty admission of Ukraine to the European Union.

The meeting of politicians took place on the evening of September 2 in Budapest, where Costa arrived during a trip to the countries The EU is to discuss the draft of a new seven-year community budget, TASS reports.

"I have reiterated that Hungary does not support an accelerated procedure for joining the EU for any candidate country," the head of government wrote on Facebook❶.

Magyar also said that he expects the EU leadership to "resolve as soon as possible the issue of canceling the daily fine of € 1 million imposed on Hungary during the work of its previous government."

"I stressed in a conversation with the chairman that, especially given the events that took place in In Ceuta last summer, Hungary continues to maintain the legal framework and border barriers necessary to prevent illegal migration. Hungary is still guarding the external borders of the European Union, and we expect that these efforts will be recognized at the European level," Magyar said.

In June 2024, the EU Court imposed a one-time fine of 200 million euros on Hungary and ordered it to pay 1 million euros for each day of delay in the implementation of this decision. The punishment was imposed for the refusal of Viktor Orban's government to follow EU rules on asylum and migration and the expulsion of migrants. The new government of Hungary, which came to power following the results of the April 12 elections, refuses, like its predecessors, to comply with the requirements The EU is forced to continue to pay this fine.

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