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All EU member states agreed to open negotiating clusters 2 and 3 in Ukraine's accession process on October 13, after Ukraine's parliament passed and Zelensky signed amendments easing native-language education for Hungarian children in Zakarpattia Oblast — a key condition set by Budapest. Hungarian officials, including PM-aligned figures and Foreign Minister Anita Orbán, welcomed the move after months of negotiation, and EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos confirmed the clusters would formally open that day.