00:04Ukraine and Moldova notched another milestone in their EU accession bids.
00:08EU countries unanimously agreed on Friday to advance the opening of another cluster of negotiations.
00:14Cluster 6 covers external relations, foreign policy and security,
00:19which is relatively less contentious than other policy areas.
00:23EU accession is divided into 35 negotiating chapters grouped into six clusters.
00:30The opening of Cluster 6 reflects Hungary's gradual shift in position
00:34following Peter Magyar's election victory over Viktor Orban.
00:38Orban had kept Kiev's accession bid on hold for years over a dispute concerning
00:43the treatment of the Hungarian minority in Western Ukraine.
00:47Magyar's new government worked with the Ukrainian side to resolve the issue,
00:51leading to the long-awaited opening of the first cluster in early June.
00:56The European Commission and Ukraine have pushed to open the remaining clusters before the summer break.
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