Government is ready to compromise with Hungary regarding language and education, - "Servant of People" Stefanyshyna
Ukraine will reach an agreement with Hungary on the level of fulfillment of EU requirements for the protection of the rights of national minorities. Kyiv is ready for a compromise, but it also has a red line that it will not cross.
Olha Stefanishyna, People`s Deputy from the Servant of the People party, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, said this at a press conference, Censor.NET reports with reference to European Pravda.
Stefanyshyn emphasized that she is primarily focused on ensuring the rights of Ukrainian citizens of Hungarian origin, and that she does not see the level of problems in this issue as it might appear from the actions and statements of the Hungarian government.
"We share the issue of the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine and the demands of the Hungarian government, which raises this issue. Because the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine are secured," she said. The Deputy Prime Minister also rejected statements that Hungarians are particularly affected by Russian aggression. "The Hungarian minority suffered much less than, say, the Greek minority of the Azov region," she recalled.
Olha Stefanishyna admits that Hungary retains the right to arbitrarily block the process of Ukraine's accession to the EU, but she "does not believe that the Hungarian problem should be considered as the main one in the process of EU enlargement."
"I am sure that we will be able to overcome this challenge as well. I am sure that we will find a political understanding," she said.
The Deputy Prime Minister said that a dialogue with the EU is currently underway on how Ukraine will improve the protection of representatives of the Hungarian community. In particular, in September, the Ukrainian delegation handed Hungary a detailed road map, which included both practical steps, such as providing Hungarian-speaking children with textbooks, and plans to change legislation.
When asked whether there are red lines in legislative changes in Ukraine, Stefanishyna answered: "These changes will definitely not concern the knowledge of the Ukrainian language."
