MEP Viktória Ferenc (Patriots for Europe) has asked the European Commission to confirm whether Ukraine's updated Action Plan on national minorities includes the commitments agreed with Hungary, and to clarify when the document will be made public. The written question, submitted on 29 June 2026, follows the opening of the first cluster of Ukraine's EU accession negotiations, which was enabled by a Hungarian-Ukrainian agreement on minority rights. Ferenc and ten other PfE MEPs co-signed the question.
The MEPs note that senior Hungarian officials confirmed the commitments were incorporated into the Action Plan, but that no updated version has been published two weeks after the cluster opening. They also cite a recent letter from Ukraine's Language Ombudsman to Hungarian educational institutions in Transcarpathia, calling for compliance with state language legislation after complaints about minority language use during sports activities. This, they argue, suggests restrictions on minority languages persist.
first, that the Commission confirm whether the 11-point Hungarian requirements are reflected in the Action Plan; second, that it state when the plan will be made public and what measures it will take to ensure timely implementation. The Commission is expected to reply within approximately six weeks, and its answer will signal whether it considers Ukraine's commitments sufficient and how it intends to monitor compliance.
Stakeholder impact The question puts pressure on the Commission to take a clearer stance on minority protection as a condition for Ukraine's accession. For Ukraine, any delay or ambiguity could slow negotiations and strain relations with Hungary. For the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia, the outcome directly affects language rights in education and public life. For EU member states, the issue tests the balance between enlargement speed and conditionality on fundamental rights.