Hungary says it will prevent Ukraine from joining EU and NATO because of Ukrainian education law

That’s according to a tweet from Hungary’s state secretary for international communications, Zoltan Kovacs, which was posted on March 25.

The spokesperson said the minister believed that “Hungarian schools in (Ukraine) are in danger”.

Read also: Hungarian PM voices support for China’s ‘peace plan’

Read also: Hungarian leader Orban accuses Germany of running a ‘war camp’

During a meeting with the UN Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights, Brands Kheris, Szijjarto said that “while 1,300 Hungarian schools and kindergartens accept refugee children and pupils from Ukraine , 99 Hungarian primary and secondary schools in Ukraine are at risk of being closed due to Ukrainian education law.

The Law on Education was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada in 2017. It stipulates that the language of the educational process in educational institutions is the state language, but several subjects can be taught in two or more languages.

Hungary was among the first countries to criticize the new law. Six years ago, Budapest began threatening to block Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration because of this.

We bring the voice of Ukraine to the world. Support us with a one-time donation or become a patron!

Read the original article on The New Voice of Ukraine