The Fidesz–KDNP Group in the European Parliament addressed a question to the European Commission at the end of last year regarding serious violations committed during wartime mobilization in Ukraine, as recruitment offices have abused their authority by subjecting citizens who hold valid deferments to unlawful and inhumane treatment. “In her reply, Commissioner Marta Kos acknowledged that the Commission is aware of these violations but would postpone addressing them until after the opening of accession negotiations. This basically means that Ukraine is setting the rules: respect for human rights is not the condition for opening the first cluster, but rather the reverse, with the cluster being used afterward to address the violations. This logic is contrary to the European Union’s fundamental values and raises serious concerns regarding the integrity and credibility of the accession process,” explained Viktória Ferenc, Member of the European Parliament for Fidesz–KDNP.

“Together with my colleagues in the European Parliament, we are seeking clarification on how the European Commission monitors human rights violations during Ukraine’s accession negotiations: whether it maintains records of such violations, what preventive measures it implements, and how all of this affects the opening of the negotiation clusters with Ukraine.

It is essential to clarify this, as the issues affecting the Hungarian community in Transcarpathia – including the cases of the students at the Ferenc Rákóczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian University and the circumstances surrounding the death of József Sebestyén – represent only a few examples of the thousands of human rights violations acknowledged even by the Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner, which clearly demonstrate that serious, systemic problems exist in Ukraine regarding the respect for human rights,” added the MEP of Transcarpathian origin.

It is essential to clarify this, as the issues affecting the Hungarian community in Transcarpathia – including the cases of the students at the Ferenc Rákóczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian University and the circumstances surrounding the death of József Sebestyén – represent only a few examples of the thousands of human rights violations acknowledged even by the Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner, which clearly demonstrate that serious, systemic problems exist in Ukraine regarding the respect for human rights,” added the MEP of Transcarpathian origin.

27 January 2026, Brussels