Hungary will not implement part of the EU directive on temporary protection for Ukrainians with outstanding military obligations.
The Hungarian government has informed the European Commission that it will not apply the EU directive on temporary protection—denying Ukrainians with outstanding military obligations. European Commission spokesperson Marcus Lammer confirmed that Article 7 of the directive allows member states to exercise such discretion. Budapest will continue to provide protection to Ukrainians who have left the country without the consent of the Ukrainian authorities.
The Hungarian government has officially informed the European Commission that it will not implement the EU directive regarding the prohibition of providing temporary protection to Ukrainian citizens who have outstanding military obligations.
This was announced by the spokesperson for the European Commission, Marcus Lammers. According to him, EU law leaves member states with the freedom to make their own decisions in this matter: Article 7 of the Temporary Protection Directive allows for the exercise of discretion, and Hungary has informed the European Commission that it is doing so.
At the same time, Lammers reminded that the overall position of the EU Council involves refusing temporary protection to these newly arrived Ukrainian citizens who have left the country without the consent of the Ukrainian authorities, due to their military obligations.
Budapest will utilize the right of partial application of EU regulations to continue providing protection to Ukrainian citizens who are evading military service and have left the country without the necessary permission.
It was previously reported that Hungary agreed to further support Ukraine's progress in negotiations for EU membership and the opening of clusters 2 and 3.