European Commissioner Kos calls on EU countries to fully open Ukraine membership talks by June

(Chris Powers – The Kyiv Independent) The EU’s Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos expects to open the first “cluster” of Ukraine membership negotiations once the ongoing change of government in Hungary is complete, but also wants EU countries to go further, faster. Kos believes that “with a new (Hungarian) government, we will go on with the accession process,” she said at the EU-Ukraine Business Summit in Brussels. Outgoing Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban had vetoed a range of Ukraine-related actions at EU level, including a 90 billion euro ($105 billion) loan, Russia sanctions, and the formal opening of the six “clusters:” discussions that address all the alignment required by a country wanting to join the EU. – European Commissioner Kos calls on EU countries to fully open Ukraine membership talks by June