Hungary not against providing Ukraine with benchmarks for last three negotiating Clusters – Kachka
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Taras Kachka states that Hungary was not opposed to providing Ukraine with benchmarks (criteria) for the last three negotiating clusters on accession to the European Union.
"On March 17, we were given the second set of benchmarks for sections [Clusters] 3, 4, and 5… It’s very interesting that Hungarian Minister for European Affairs János Bóka was present there on March 17 – not even as a specialist – and he didn’t say anything about them not supporting these benchmarks or anything like that. We believe he also joined in handing them over to us, although he spoke about other issues," Kachka told reporters on Wednesday, commenting on the laws passed by parliament this week.
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the current political process is such that no one expects the formal opening of clusters, but everyone expects Ukraine to make progress in meeting benchmarks.
