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2023-12-15 12:08:03 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 86B6D9937E041924027713A27213F40C9929E8265ED26927F6EC205ADE55D7D3
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Orbán actually took steps to ensure the progression of Ukraine's accession to the EU. The initiation of an accession process requires unanimous approval from all member states. At the time of the vote, Orban chose to leave the voting room, thereby allowing a unanimous vote: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-set-summit-showdown-ukraine-with-hungarys-orban-2023-12-13/#:~:text=The%20EU%20took%20the%20decision%20in%20a%20highly%20unorthodox%20fashion%3A%20Hungarian%20Prime%20Minister%20Viktor%20Orban%2C%20who%20cultivates%20close%20ties%20with%20Moscow%2C%20agreed%20to%20leave%20the%20room%20while%20his%20peers%20from%20the%20EU%27s%2026%20other%20members%20agreed%20the%20move https://neighbourhood-enlargement.ec.europa.eu/enlargement-policy/steps-towards-joining_en#:~:text=Membership%20negotiations%20cannot%20start%20until%20all%20EU%20governments%20agree%2C%20in%20the%20form%20of%20a%20unanimous%20decision%20by%20the%20EU%20Council%2C%20on%20a%20framework%20or%20mandate%20for%20negotiations%20with%20the%20candidate%20country
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