The European Union has started the first stage of membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova after a diplomatic disagreement with Hungary was finally resolved.

在解決與匈牙利的外交分歧後，歐盟已開始與烏克蘭和摩爾多瓦進行第一階段的入會談判。

The official talks began at a meeting in Luxembourg, where Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka attended the opening of the first 'cluster' of negotiations. This first phase focuses on 'fundamentals,' which include five chapters regarding the legal system, human rights, security, and financial control. To join the EU, candidate countries must change their national laws and administration to match EU standards across 35 different policy areas. Furthermore, all 27 EU member states must agree unanimously to open and close each chapter, and they must eventually sign a final treaty.

正式談判在盧森堡的一場會議上開始，烏克蘭副總理 Taras Kachka 出席了第一個談判「集群」的開幕式。第一階段重點在於「基礎項目」，包括法律制度、人權、安全與財務控制這五個章節。為了加入歐盟，候選國必須將其國家法律與行政體系修改為符合歐盟 35 個不同政策領域的標準。此外，所有 27 個歐盟成員國必須一致同意才能開啟與關閉每個章節，並最終簽署一份最終條約。

For two years, Ukraine's progress was blocked by the government of former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. However, this situation changed after Prime Minister Péter Magyar was elected in April. He agreed to lift the veto after reaching an agreement with Kyiv about the rights of Hungarian minorities. At the same time, the Hungarian parliament changed the constitution to limit the prime minister's term to eight years, which prevents Mr. Orbán from returning to power. Consequently, the European Commission released over €16 billion in frozen funds to Hungary.

兩年來，烏克蘭的進展一直被前匈牙利總理 Viktor Orbán 的政府阻撓。然而，在 4 月 Péter Magyar 總理當選後，情況發生了變化。他在與基輔就匈牙利少數民族權利達成協議後，同意撤回否決權。與此同時，匈牙利議會修改了憲法，將總理任期限制在八年，以防止 Orbán 先生重新掌權。因此，歐盟委員會向匈牙利發放了超過 160 億歐元的被凍結資金。

Different leaders have different views on how fast this process should happen. While Ukraine sees EU membership as a vital security guarantee, experts believe the process will take at least ten years and depends on the end of the war with Russia. Some EU countries, such as Germany and France, have suggested 'associate membership' to speed up the process. However, Ukraine is worried that this would lead to less influence, and some EU officials insist that membership must be based on merit. Ukraine's main challenges include stopping systemic corruption and meeting EU financial standards.

不同的領導人對於此過程應有的速度看法不一。雖然烏克蘭將歐盟成員身分視為至關重要的安全保障，但專家認為該過程將至少需要十年，且取決於與俄羅斯戰爭的結束。部分歐盟國家（如德國和法國）建議採取「準會員」制度以加速過程。然而，烏克蘭擔心這會導致影響力降低，而部分歐盟官員堅持入會必須基於實績。烏克蘭的主要挑戰包括消除系統性貪腐以及達到歐盟的財務標準。

Ukraine and Moldova have now entered the formal process to join the EU, but full membership will be a long-term goal that depends on major political reforms and the end of the conflict.

烏克蘭與摩爾多瓦現已進入正式加入歐盟的程序，但正式入會將是一個長期目標，取決於重大政治改革以及衝突的結束。