Ukraineโs EU accession bid advances after Kyiv passes minority rights law
The European Union will on Tuesday open new negotiation chapters with Ukraine, an essential step in Kyivโs long path to join the bloc. Ukrainian lawmakers on Monday passed legislation protecting the rights of national minorities, which removes a major hurdle in Kyivโs bid for membership. The status of the Hungarian-speaking minority in western Ukraine had long caused tensions with Budapest and Hungary had blocked Ukraineโs EU membership bid, officially submitted days after Russiaโs full-scale...