Hungary should decide on Ukraine's EU bid via referendum, Orban's rival says

PASOK MEP's message from war-torn Ukraine - “They are working to pass rules and laws that will make them fit for EU membership”

The nationalist government makes the entry of the great eastern neighbour into the Union a push for parliamentary elections in a year's time. ...

A pact – from the Latin pacisci, pactum – means an agreement. Someone who makes a pact makes an agreement, secretly colludes against others, makes peace with the opponent or enemy. This is what Péter Magyar does in Brussels.

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar has vowed to hold a referendum on Ukraine's accession to the European Union if he wins next year's election. He has also pledged to unblock EU funds for his country and make Hungary a fuller member of the EU and NATO. Magyar made the announcement after the results of a voter survey conducted by his opposition Tisza party, which surveyed more than a million people, were released.

Hungary should hold a referendum on Ukraine's accession to the European Union, opposition leader Peter Magyar said, vowing to restore Hungary's credibility within NATO and the EU, Reuters reports.

Peter Magyar, the leader of the Hungarian opposition party TISZA, said that if his party wins the 2026 elections, a referendum will be held on Budapest's support for Kiev's application for EU membership.