The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary considers the accession of Ukraine to the European Union by 2030 "unrealistic" The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that all candidate countries must meet the same requirements, with the exception of any accelerated accession process for Ukraine. "Every country has to go through the same procedure we went through. We also do not support any express entry," she said. At the same time, Orban noted that Ukraine has made significant progress in the accession process: four out of six negotiation areas have already been opened. She attributed some of this progress to the improvement of relations between Hungary and Ukraine, as well as to the agreement on the protection of the rights of the Hungarian national minority in Transcarpathia.