Yemeni government forces claim Bab el-Mandeb area as Houthis hit back at Saudi Arabia Russian drone hits Kyiv bridge during Merz visit as Ukraine adds anti-drone turrets Bolsonaro tops Lula in first round, setting up Brazil runoff US pulls all bombers from RAF Fairford as London insists base is safe Airstrikes continue in north Ethiopia as Addis Ababa cuts ties with Eritrea Euro hits 17-month low as French debt worries spread Nigerian military aircraft crashes in Ondo state, all 32 aboard believed dead Tanker attacks in Hormuz continue as Iran says US warships have left Aramco warns oil stocks are 'scarily thin' as Gulf exports recover Russia denies plague as Siberian lab worker's death prompts quarantines and US monitoring Turkish-owned grain ship sinks off Romania, two dead, Ukraine blames Russian drones Sánchez calls snap election after housing decrees fail German spy chiefs warn of violent conflict with Russia as Europe prepares Germany and France propose EU trade tool to cut off market access OpenAI agents reportedly hit US and UN sites as Altman defends accepting risk Myanmar airstrikes on Rakhine displacement camps kill eight, rebel group says Schneider Electric agrees all-cash takeover of PTC Imran Khan supporters march on locked-down Islamabad Rosatom says Ukrainian drones hit facilities at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant How Congo's Ebola epidemic became its worst Thailand floods death toll rises to 31 French school protests continue as 15-year-old is seriously injured Nationalists gain in Bosnia as Dodik claims victory Iran's oil minister resigns as exports dry up under US pressure Quebec votes with separatist Parti Québécois poised to win Nobel medicine prize goes to Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel for optogenetics FBI arrests woman accused of spying on Taiwan president's son for China Russian strikes squeeze Ukraine's economy and grain exports Hack exposes data of 8.8 million people in Danish national register UK threatens to expel 27 Israeli diplomats over East Jerusalem consulate US Supreme Court hears oil majors' bid to block climate damages suits Qualcomm to pay Huawei for patents for the first time Micron profit and Foxconn sales surge on AI demand Trump's AI task force takes shape under Jay Clayton as Musk renames AI firm Outrage in Japan after US Marine arrested over killing in Okinawa Seoul says North Korea planted mines behind border blast Mexico demands evidence after reported cartel fire on US Coast Guard AfD in Saxony-Anhalt seeks government and parliament posts Hungary set to drop veto on Ukraine EU talks as Brussels eyes farm subsidy limits India seeks bigger role in Ukraine peace efforts as Lukoil asset sale enters US-Russia talks Brazilian real and stocks jump as Bolsonaro leads election first round UK weighs tariffs on Chinese electric cars to align with EU US strike on alleged drug boat kills four in Caribbean India-US trade talks reach 'plateau'Top investor backs Intesa's sweetened bid for Monte dei Paschi ICC unveils arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders Kosovo parliament takes up Specialist Chambers law as protesters gather outside Yemeni government forces claim Bab el-Mandeb area as Houthis hit back at Saudi Arabia Russian drone hits Kyiv bridge during Merz visit as Ukraine adds anti-drone turrets Bolsonaro tops Lula in first round, setting up Brazil runoff US pulls all bombers from RAF Fairford as London insists base is safe Airstrikes continue in north Ethiopia as Addis Ababa cuts ties with Eritrea Euro hits 17-month low as French debt worries spread Nigerian military aircraft crashes in Ondo state, all 32 aboard believed dead Tanker attacks in Hormuz continue as Iran says US warships have left Aramco warns oil stocks are 'scarily thin' as Gulf exports recover Russia denies plague as Siberian lab worker's death prompts quarantines and US monitoring Turkish-owned grain ship sinks off Romania, two dead, Ukraine blames Russian drones Sánchez calls snap election after housing decrees fail German spy chiefs warn of violent conflict with Russia as Europe prepares Germany and France propose EU trade tool to cut off market access OpenAI agents reportedly hit US and UN sites as Altman defends accepting risk Myanmar airstrikes on Rakhine displacement camps kill eight, rebel group says Schneider Electric agrees all-cash takeover of PTC Imran Khan supporters march on locked-down Islamabad Rosatom says Ukrainian drones hit facilities at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant How Congo's Ebola epidemic became its worst Thailand floods death toll rises to 31 French school protests continue as 15-year-old is seriously injured Nationalists gain in Bosnia as Dodik claims victory Iran's oil minister resigns as exports dry up under US pressure Quebec votes with separatist Parti Québécois poised to win Nobel medicine prize goes to Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel for optogenetics FBI arrests woman accused of spying on Taiwan president's son for China Russian strikes squeeze Ukraine's economy and grain exports Hack exposes data of 8.8 million people in Danish national register UK threatens to expel 27 Israeli diplomats over East Jerusalem consulate US Supreme Court hears oil majors' bid to block climate damages suits Qualcomm to pay Huawei for patents for the first time Micron profit and Foxconn sales surge on AI demand Trump's AI task force takes shape under Jay Clayton as Musk renames AI firm Outrage in Japan after US Marine arrested over killing in Okinawa Seoul says North Korea planted mines behind border blast Mexico demands evidence after reported cartel fire on US Coast Guard AfD in Saxony-Anhalt seeks government and parliament posts Hungary set to drop veto on Ukraine EU talks as Brussels eyes farm subsidy limits India seeks bigger role in Ukraine peace efforts as Lukoil asset sale enters US-Russia talks Brazilian real and stocks jump as Bolsonaro leads election first round UK weighs tariffs on Chinese electric cars to align with EU US strike on alleged drug boat kills four in Caribbean India-US trade talks reach 'plateau'Top investor backs Intesa's sweetened bid for Monte dei Paschi ICC unveils arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders Kosovo parliament takes up Specialist Chambers law as protesters gather outside

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Ukraine EU accession

Where things stand

Hungary is set to drop its veto on progress in Ukraine's and Moldova's EU bids, the Financial Times reports, though full support reportedly depends on Ukraine's parliament passing a minority education rights bill. Brussels also wants to limit Ukraine's post-accession farm subsidies.

Ukraine applied for EU membership in 2022, days after Russia's full-scale invasion, and was granted candidate status that year. Opening negotiation chapters requires unanimity among member states, and Hungary has blocked progress, citing the rights of its ethnic minority in Ukraine. Moldova's bid has moved in parallel with Ukraine's.

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Tuesday, 6 October 2026Geopolitics

Hungary set to drop veto on Ukraine EU talks as Brussels eyes farm subsidy limits

Hungary is set to drop its veto on progress in Ukraine's and Moldova's EU bids, the Financial Times reports; full political support for opening the chapters reportedly hinges on the Verkhovna Rada passing a bill on minorities' educational rights. According to an internal Commission document cited by the FT, Brussels also wants to limit Ukraine's access to agricultural subsidies and the EU food market after accession.