Hungary’s Orbán Rejects Ukraine’s EU Membership, Calls for “Strategic Agreement Instead”
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán once again firmly rejected Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union, speaking at the informal European Council meeting in Copenhagen on October 1, 2025. Orbán confirmed that Hungary is the only EU member state opposing Ukraine’s accession, despite pressure from European partners and even from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Orbán said the Hungarian stance is not his personal decision, but the result of a referendum in which Hungarians voted against Ukraine’s membership. He argued that Hungary is “a democratic country” where the people directly decide on major issues such as migration, gender, war, and EU enlargement. “The people voted against it. So, it’s not my political position… It’s a decision of the Hungarian people,” Orbán declared.
The Hungarian leader stressed that support for Ukraine is not in question, but insisted that the proper framework is a strategic agreement, not EU membership. “Ukraine is a heroic country. We have to support them. The question is the form… Membership is too much. We need strategic agreement only,” he said.
Orbán also contrasted Hungary’s political model with that of other European states, controversially claiming: “Hungary is a more democratic country than Denmark is.” He emphasized national sovereignty as a cornerstone of Hungary’s democracy, saying: “In Hungary, we live as we wish. Nobody from outside can say you have to do this or that.”
On the issue of Ukraine’s possible membership in the future, Orbán was categorical: “No membership at all. That’s our position.” He said enlargement would bring “the war into the European Union” and would mean “EU money going to Ukraine,” both of which he called unacceptable.
His statement underscores the deep divisions within the EU over enlargement policy, with Hungary standing alone against a broader European consensus to integrate Ukraine more closely into the Union.
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