Hungarian parliament adopts resolution against Ukraine's EU accession

Hungary's parliament has adopted a resolution by majority vote opposing Ukraine's accession to the European Union and further financing of its military needs at the expense of EU countries.

As reported by Hungarian television channel ATV, a total of 142 members of parliament voted in favour of the proposal, 28 voted against and 4 abstained.

The document states that Hungary opposes Ukraine's accession to the EU, arguing that the country is at war and does not meet the criteria for membership.

In the resolution, parliament calls on the government not to support the start of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU.

The document also calls for no money or weapons to be sent to Ukraine and for efforts to prevent the redirection of European funds supposedly intended for Hungary to Kyiv's needs.

The authors of the resolution claim that Ukraine's share of financing in the next seven-year EU budget could exceed €360 billion, partly due to cuts in agricultural subsidies.

It also mentions a plan for Ukraine's reconstruction which, according to the authors' calculations, would cost each Hungarian family nearly 1.4 million forints (€3,600).

The resolution also welcomes the government's request to survey the population on further financing for Ukraine in the form of a national petition.

The document calls on the government to take all necessary measures to prevent the continuation of EU policy supporting Ukraine in the war, as well as the "dragging of Hungary and the EU into the Russo-Ukrainian war".

Earlier, the Hungarian government adopted a decree on the seizure of money and valuables from Oschadbank cash-in-transit vehicles, attempting to create a legal basis for its actions.

One of the key ministers in the Hungarian government effectively acknowledged that the incident with the cash-in-transit guards was a response to Ukraine's "blocking" of the Druzhba oil pipeline.

Last month, Hungary also blocked the adoption of the EU's 20th sanctions package against Russia and prevented the allocation of a €90 billion EU loan to Ukraine, demanding the resumption of Russian oil supplies through the Druzhba pipeline.