A nemzeti kisebbségekkel kapcsolatos ukrajnai jogalkotás rövid foglalata (1989–2023)
Short Overview of Legislation on National Minorities in Ukraine (1989–2023)

Summary/Abstract: The study examines the basic legislation on minorities in Ukraine from 1989 until 2023, when the decision was taken to allow Ukraine (together with Moldova) to begin accession negotiations with the European Union. The early policy of lenient legislation was followed by a policy of tightening and restricting rights from 2014 in response to Russian aggression, which was reversed from 2022 when Ukraine became a candidate for EU membership. The kin states of the two most comparable minorities have reacted differently to the changes. While Hungary does not see this turnaround as a step forward in securitising minority rights and is therefore an obstacle to Ukraine's integration, Romania seeks a broad partnership and believes that the question of the national minorities would be resolved if all Romanians, including those living in Ukraine, lived on equal terms, equal rights, which requires Ukraine to become a member of the EU.

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